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: 158280	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107120	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109173	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100144
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103419	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103937	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96544	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109366
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108284	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109622	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109373	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109109
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109631	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109508	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110123	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107892
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118866	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119150	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118757	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 128869
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118165	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115094	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113202	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110547
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107775	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 136896

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease