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: 155419	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105190	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107177	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99078
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102386	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102927	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95594	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107370
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106316	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107580	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107380	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107098
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107656	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107507	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108094	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105871
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117300	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117554	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117170	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 127126
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115958	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113016	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111163	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108503
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105858	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 134368

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease