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: 168953	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114808	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116916	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106442
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109703	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110287	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102050	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116726
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115538	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116612	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116222	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115996
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116514	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116486	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117290	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115029
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126319	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126887	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126391	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 137562
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126432	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123141	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121198	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118228
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115281	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 145559

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease