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: 158933	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107620	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109636	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100517
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103823	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104335	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96923	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109830
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108745	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110082	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109810	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109557
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110056	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109955	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110570	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108313
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119388	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119706	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119312	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129506
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118684	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115602	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113684	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111064
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108274	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137461

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease