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: 148972	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101627	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103392	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95217
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98421	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98842	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92063	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103594
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102602	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103969	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103837	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103429
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103961	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103834	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104262	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102120
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112586	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112832	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112452	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 121661
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111442	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108876	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107104	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104648
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102043	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128222

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease