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: 175273	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120099	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122261	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111370
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114929	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115337	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106745	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121704
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120648	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121571	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121272	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120857
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121421	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121418	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122334	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119998
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132542	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133087	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132683	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 144252
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 131727	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128436	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126392	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123549
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120506	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 151199

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease