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: 146985	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100347	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102120	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94076
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97188	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97628	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91004	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102373
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101380	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102678	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102571	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102179
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102744	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102565	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103031	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100889
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111105	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111341	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111023	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119992
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110044	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107506	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105706	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103371
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100804	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126395

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease