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: 148377	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101253	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102997	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94880
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98042	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98494	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91728	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103194
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102238	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103564	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103466	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103056
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103585	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103461	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103901	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101768
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112166	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112406	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111977	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 121166
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111004	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108451	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106698	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104229
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101666	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 127591

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease