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: 167875	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113945	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116098	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105518
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108841	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109415	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101276	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115887
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114747	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115854	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115491	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115240
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115772	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115743	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116525	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114312
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125367	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125884	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125380	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 136486
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125532	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122289	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120216	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117404
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114439	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 144561

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease