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: 167647	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113748	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115969	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105372
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108709	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109271	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101147	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115717
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114610	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115735	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115366	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115095
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115626	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115620	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116375	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114203
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125196	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125693	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125195	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 136259
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125362	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122113	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120029	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117264
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114293	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 144358

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease