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: 158786	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107505	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109521	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100424
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103732	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104223	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96833	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109745
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108650	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109977	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109726	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109473
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109976	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109856	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110478	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108225
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119275	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119572	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119170	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129329
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118540	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115494	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113567	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110950
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108150	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137309

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease