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: 175109	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119991	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122137	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111251
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114811	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115215	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106645	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121571
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120535	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121463	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121161	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120737
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121316	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121312	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122238	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119905
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132418	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132945	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132525	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 144112
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 131586	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128326	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126284	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123438
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120383	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 151065

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease