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: 140355	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95974	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97484	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89977
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92999	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93416	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86992	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97686
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96760	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98108	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98066	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97631
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98208	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97932	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98371	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96316
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105956	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106045	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105556	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114295
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104938	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102500	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100834	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98699
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96122	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120658

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease