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: 175566	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120272	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122447	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111527
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115103	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115512	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106890	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121875
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120844	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121736	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121444	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121024
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121592	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121598	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122547	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120190
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132746	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133306	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132907	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 144487
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 131912	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128609	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126577	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123727
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120673	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 151458

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease