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: 146664	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100147	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101927	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93862
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97001	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97431	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90791	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102134
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101162	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102479	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102359	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101983
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102530	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102364	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102821	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100666
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110846	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111087	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110773	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119708
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109827	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107268	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105479	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103137
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100585	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126112

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease