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: 165135	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112145	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114255	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103732
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107033	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107601	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99821	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114205
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113181	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114378	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114006	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113789
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114295	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114225	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115008	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112759
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 123323	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 123747	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 123290	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133943
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123578	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120357	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118375	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115697
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112795	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 141973

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease