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: 157508	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106634	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108713	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99875
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103153	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103667	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96324	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108869
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107848	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109159	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108899	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108648
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109174	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109027	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109633	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107436
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118481	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118756	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118349	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 128441
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117612	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114603	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112705	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110048
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107295	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 136259

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease