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: 158380	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107205	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109251	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100199
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103484	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103993	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96602	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109435
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108356	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109700	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109456	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109180
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109711	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109580	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110198	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107972
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118956	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119236	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118828	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 128956
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118242	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115172	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113288	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110637
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107856	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 136987

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease