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: 175472	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120215	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122388	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111468
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115037	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115451	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106832	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121828
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120771	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121665	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121385	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120967
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121535	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121541	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122474	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120128
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132658	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133224	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132805	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 144400
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 131853	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128554	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126515	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123663
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120608	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 151370

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease