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: 158533	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107315	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109356	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100284
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103584	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104083	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96680	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109545
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108461	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109782	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109553	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109284
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109811	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109670	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110285	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108068
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119056	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119351	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118937	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129090
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118342	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115298	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113392	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110747
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107981	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137095

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease