External Gas Bubble Disease

Skin bubbles or cysts can be an indication of several different ailments and can appear as gas filled vesicles or appear solid or cystic in nature. The clear, gas filled vesicles are usually diagnostic of External Gas Bubble Disease (EGBD). Cystic lesions filled with pus are called abscesses are usually due to Vibrio infections although other bacterial infections are possible. Lesions that tend to be more solid in nature include granulomatous diseases such as Norcardia and Mycobacteria. Granulomata of the skin have also been seen in parasitic infections caused by nematodes. Biopsy of solid lesions, such as these, is the best route for definitive diagnosis. Besides parasites, granulomatous disease usually does not respond to therapy and euthanasia with system sterilization is recommended. Glugea is also a fatal, contagious non-treatable disease that presents with solid lesions that are not granulomatous. It is also easily diagnosed in biopsy material. - information provided by Renee Coles-Hix

Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 26 items

Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 142295	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97464	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99057	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91474
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94385	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94864	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88443	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99334
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98390	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99692	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99654	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99242
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99764	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99578	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100104	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97975
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108049	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108203	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107790	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116489
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106651	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104144	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102417	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100297
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97803	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122453

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease