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: 163679	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110898	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112966	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102536
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105819	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106406	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98614	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113122
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111981	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113192	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112846	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112612
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113090	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113037	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113757	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111545
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 121894	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122267	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 121818	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132371
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122254	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119088	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117084	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114457
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111563	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 140626

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease