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: 147693	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100826	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102569	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94489
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97620	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98075	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91405	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102799
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101820	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103142	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103013	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102636
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103192	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103017	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103496	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101337
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111648	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111887	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111516	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120559
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110520	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108006	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106215	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103794
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101273	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 127007

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease