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: 149361	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101839	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103617	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95452
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98659	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99118	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92281	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103836
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102799	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104192	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104034	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103637
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104159	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104048	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104493	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102363
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112883	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113112	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112750	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 121980
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111692	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109122	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107345	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104871
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102236	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128581

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease