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: 146107	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99769	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101491	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93515
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96620	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97049	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90415	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101700
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100721	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102080	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101979	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101590
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102088	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101992	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102439	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100286
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110381	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110572	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110251	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119126
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109360	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106795	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105000	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102732
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100181	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125626

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease