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: 155416	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105188	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107174	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99076
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102386	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102926	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95594	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107369
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106315	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107577	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107379	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107098
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107653	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107504	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108093	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105867
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117296	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117551	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117169	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 127121
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115953	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113013	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111158	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108502
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105857	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 134362

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease