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: 155371	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105161	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107140	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99033
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102348	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102890	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95562	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107328
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106280	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107551	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107357	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107061
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107619	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107466	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108052	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105829
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117244	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117502	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117129	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 127059
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115909	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112972	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111130	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108471
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105818	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 134304

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease