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: 157955	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106921	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108996	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100035
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103306	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103827	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96451	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109150
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108100	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109417	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109159	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108930
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109434	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109288	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109919	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107712
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118724	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119004	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118580	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 128690
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117931	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114893	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113009	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110351
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107593	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 136653

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease