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: 151237	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102857	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104683	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96551
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99863	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100307	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93334	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104887
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103863	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105218	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105063	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104668
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105224	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105099	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105537	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103389
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114207	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114542	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114123	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 123532
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112983	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110292	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108498	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105946
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103354	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130347

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease