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: 122324	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82603	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83922	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74417
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77335	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77494	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71614	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83402
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82637	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83812	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84069	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83563
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84189	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83947	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83934	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82085
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85678	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86167	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85814	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92873
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90154	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87576	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86330	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84300
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82246	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105094

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease