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: 124275	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84234	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85489	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75890
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78835	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78961	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73084	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84986
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84274	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85398	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85599	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85163
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85763	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85511	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85479	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83723
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87406	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87898	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87563	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94638
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91742	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89250	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87969	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85881
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83817	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106885

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease