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: 151135	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102806	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104619	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96499
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99799	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100239	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93285	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104824
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103789	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105165	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105008	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104611
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105163	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105046	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105471	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103334
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114143	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114460	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114060	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 123460
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112915	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110246	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108427	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105900
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103293	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130257

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease