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: 153339	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104127	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106079	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97902
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101236	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101748	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94570	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106211
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105205	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106495	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106310	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105923
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106542	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106401	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106890	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104734
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115900	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116165	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115720	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125435
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114570	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111763	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109900	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107351
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104717	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 132411

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease