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: 150437	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102373	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104178	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96062
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99344	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99746	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92881	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104434
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103362	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104775	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104600	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104225
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104767	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104625	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105071	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102919
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113649	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113948	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113514	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122862
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112416	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109768	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107965	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105475
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102832	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 129591

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease