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: 139953	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95719	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97216	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89704
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92733	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93143	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86687	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97369
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96471	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97777	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97751	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97293
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97899	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97597	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98031	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95992
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105490	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105611	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105115	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113826
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104604	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102176	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100549	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98402
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95829	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120261

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease