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: 167600	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113704	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115935	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105348
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108673	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109253	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101117	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115681
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114587	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115698	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115338	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115057
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115603	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115574	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116349	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114173
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125159	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125642	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125137	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 136206
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125321	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122055	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120000	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117236
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114262	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 144311

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease