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: 160060	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108372	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110420	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100958
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104268	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104795	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97287	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110567
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109473	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110808	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110490	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110223
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110733	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110653	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111324	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109044
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119952	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120300	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119863	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 130127
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119477	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116344	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114432	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111841
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108988	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 138225

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease