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: 164199	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111282	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113388	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102944
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106216	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106809	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99012	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113419
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112360	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113565	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113210	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113005
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113477	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113416	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114173	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111915
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122393	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122779	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122332	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132926
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122700	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119508	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117521	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114852
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111957	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 141067

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease