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: 159206	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107796	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109796	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100648
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103952	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104492	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97047	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109983
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108907	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110231	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109954	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109664
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110176	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110079	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110704	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108450
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119578	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119875	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119485	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129728
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118847	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115768	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113867	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111221
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108414	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137657

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease