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: 174181	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119285	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121436	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110575
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114082	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114486	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105954	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120875
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119847	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120798	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120539	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120121
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120703	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120691	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121571	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119237
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131470	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131941	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131538	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 143063
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130921	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 127648	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125606	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122758
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119720	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 150179

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease