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: 158332	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107161	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109211	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100169
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103456	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103965	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96571	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109402
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108318	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109662	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109416	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109147
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109680	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109541	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110168	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107936
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118912	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119196	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118786	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 128912
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118203	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115135	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113242	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110588
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107813	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 136941

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease