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: 142116	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97327	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98934	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91339
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94263	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94737	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88316	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99201
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98264	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99559	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99526	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99114
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99624	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99459	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99952	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97875
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107871	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108056	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107613	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116329
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106504	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103990	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102271	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100157
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97663	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122269

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease