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: 175420	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120187	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122355	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111441
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115008	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115420	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106815	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121794
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120739	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121645	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121360	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120941
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121509	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121510	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122435	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120099
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132628	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133190	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132777	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 144366
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 131824	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128515	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126479	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123628
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120582	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 151332

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease