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: 146832	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100240	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102026	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93966
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97091	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97527	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90896	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102252
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101273	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102589	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102457	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102081
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102637	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102467	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102930	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100783
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110977	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111220	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110896	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119847
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109936	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107403	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105593	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103259
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100692	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126245

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease