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: 143539	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98127	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99804	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91928
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94888	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95385	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88887	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100089
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99102	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100408	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100340	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99923
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100466	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100298	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100820	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98676
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108617	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108769	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108378	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117161
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107456	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104959	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103223	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101052
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98500	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123235

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease