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: 159393	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107890	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109899	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100742
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104056	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104615	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97113	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110081
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108978	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110312	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110024	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109736
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110259	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110169	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110807	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108539
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119668	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120000	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119584	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129868
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118943	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115877	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113962	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111316
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108505	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137830

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease