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: 172452	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117914	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119928	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109248
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112673	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113129	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104734	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119491
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118386	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119353	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119120	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118727
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119303	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119290	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120136	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117872
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129714	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 130148	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129787	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 141328
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 129487	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126205	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124163	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121273
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118308	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 148770

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease