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: 159182	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107773	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109788	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100637
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103944	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104480	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97038	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109972
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108898	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110224	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109945	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109659
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110169	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110067	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110688	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108442
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119570	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119860	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119471	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129714
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118835	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115753	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113854	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111208
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108405	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137638

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease