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: 148372	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101250	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102996	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94880
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98040	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98494	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91727	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103194
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102237	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103562	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103465	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103054
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103584	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103460	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103899	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101764
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112166	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112405	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111975	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 121164
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111003	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108449	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106695	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104228
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101665	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 127589

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease