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: 166261	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112805	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114959	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104400
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107680	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108290	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100330	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114832
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113759	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114931	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114553	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114339
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114853	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114808	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115539	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113306
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 124094	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 124500	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 124032	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 134884
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124342	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121089	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119087	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116389
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113430	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 143029

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease