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: 168634	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114555	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116637	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106198
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109408	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109997	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101797	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116462
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115248	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116333	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115961	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115747
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116255	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116242	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117034	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114791
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126034	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126598	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126085	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 137241
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126139	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122882	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120883	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117956
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115008	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 145252

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease