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: 159335	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107866	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109879	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100711
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104023	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104574	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97095	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110055
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108960	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110292	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109999	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109717
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110231	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110144	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110775	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108518
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119643	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119971	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119555	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129830
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118918	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115844	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113936	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111290
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108479	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137782

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease