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: 173754	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118993	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121134	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110303
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113787	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114186	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105700	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120588
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119553	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120474	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120223	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119845
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120401	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120400	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121237	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118906
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131093	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131568	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131140	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 142695
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130624	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 127315	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125275	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122439
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119411	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 149850

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease