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: 144978	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98986	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100708	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92761
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95798	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96234	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89681	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100940
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99974	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101300	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101225	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100830
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101343	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101246	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101721	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99545
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109579	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109773	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109410	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118243
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108503	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105959	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104187	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101964
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99392	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124534

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease