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: 158672	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107412	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109450	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100360
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103672	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104153	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96760	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109656
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108559	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109892	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109644	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109389
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109897	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109772	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110394	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108152
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119175	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119467	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119057	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129216
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118453	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115399	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113484	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110856
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108067	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137220

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease