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: 147159	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100456	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102235	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94173
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97296	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97763	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91099	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102469
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101490	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102786	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102673	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102282
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102833	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102675	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103150	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100996
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111237	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111481	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111142	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120133
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110161	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107626	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105830	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103475
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100928	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126564

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease