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: 142403	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97529	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99136	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91521
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94428	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94910	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88483	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99433
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98469	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99777	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99720	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99332
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99843	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99648	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100183	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98067
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108104	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108249	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107843	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116557
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106729	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104248	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102506	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100386
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97883	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122508

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease