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: 134369	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91971	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93521	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86264
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89316	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89554	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83131	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93133
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92355	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93580	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93666	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93092
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93723	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93316	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93613	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91645
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100117	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100422	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99976	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108087
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99999	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97604	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96209	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94202
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91740	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115265

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease