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: 167794	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113877	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116047	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105458
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108784	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109355	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101230	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115819
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114703	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115793	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115436	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115184
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115707	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115698	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116463	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114265
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125298	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125803	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125307	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 136408
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125461	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122231	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120111	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117348
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114389	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 144489

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease