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: 148412	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101270	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103025	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94906
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98061	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98517	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91748	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103216
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102252	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103583	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103487	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103077
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103603	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103484	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103924	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101786
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112191	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112428	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112002	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 121198
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111023	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108480	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106724	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104249
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101682	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 127629

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease