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: 155992	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105572	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107581	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99325
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102623	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103123	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95809	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107784
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106740	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108006	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107778	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107480
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108076	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107914	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108496	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106251
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117615	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117886	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117476	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 127506
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116376	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113431	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111616	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108916
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106257	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 134867

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease