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: 168245	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114260	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116308	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105882
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109073	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109666	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101537	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116195
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114977	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116084	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115718	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115480
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116008	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115975	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116772	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114529
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125684	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126231	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125724	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 136878
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125805	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122588	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120556	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117641
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114707	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 144904

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease