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: 142332	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97493	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99079	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91502
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94408	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94886	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88460	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99378
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98419	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99731	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99682	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99271
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99794	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99608	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100134	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98011
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108065	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108223	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107817	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116521
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106678	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104183	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102454	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100323
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97839	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122473

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease