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: 162076	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109821	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111886	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101692
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104976	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105555	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97978	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112081
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110985	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112321	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111956	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111714
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112159	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112117	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112847	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110580
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120944	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 121282	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120854	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131195
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121105	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117961	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115956	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113350
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110476	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 139446

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease