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: 148869	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101546	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103316	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95155
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98355	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98786	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92001	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103514
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102526	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103905	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103755	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103366
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103890	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103758	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104182	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102048
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112487	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112745	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112363	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 121552
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111364	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108792	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107023	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104572
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101974	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128105

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease