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: 157629	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106703	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108776	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99914
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103190	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103708	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96352	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108946
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107914	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109230	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108964	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108713
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109230	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109103	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109703	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107508
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118542	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118806	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118412	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 128498
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117702	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114668	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112771	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110125
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107361	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 136336

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease