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: 157351	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106522	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108592	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99808
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103071	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103588	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96241	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108755
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107736	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109035	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108780	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108534
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109052	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108936	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109523	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107308
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118376	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118633	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118243	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 128321
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117495	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114491	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112598	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109920
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107170	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 136117

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease