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: 149300	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101800	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103565	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95415
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98616	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99064	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92248	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103803
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102765	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104155	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103983	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103604
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104130	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104011	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104449	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102313
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112834	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113050	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112693	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 121924
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111652	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109087	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107301	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104835
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102201	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128510

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease