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: 155410	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105184	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107171	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99074
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102382	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102923	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95593	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107367
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106313	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107573	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107378	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107094
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107648	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107498	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108087	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105864
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117290	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117546	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117165	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 127117
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115946	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113010	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111157	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108497
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105853	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 134349

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease