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: 147228	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100497	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102268	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94208
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97325	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97794	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91133	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102508
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101523	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102822	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102721	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102323
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102879	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102706	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103180	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101035
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111280	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111517	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111185	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120177
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110203	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107663	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105860	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103513
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100974	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126624

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease