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: 159112	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107717	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109742	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100607
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103923	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104437	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97001	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109919
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108844	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110162	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109895	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109625
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110133	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110031	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110641	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108403
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119518	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119815	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119419	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129662
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118794	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115708	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113801	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111162
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108366	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137611

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease