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: 167926	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113978	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116122	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105568
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108877	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109442	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101321	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115924
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114776	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115885	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115520	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115269
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115805	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115771	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116556	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114336
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125415	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125920	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125414	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 136543
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125574	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122330	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120260	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117427
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114477	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 144597

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease