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: 170469	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116194	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118193	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107627
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110958	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111458	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103120	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117824
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116737	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117704	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117466	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117092
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117658	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117661	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118467	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116246
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 127887	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 128366	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 127957	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 139392
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 127750	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124486	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122443	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119548
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116595	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 146912

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease