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: 159139	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107741	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109758	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100615
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103932	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104452	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97020	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109934
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108865	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110183	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109908	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109637
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110147	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110045	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110659	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108422
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119536	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119832	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119439	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129683
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118809	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115722	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113819	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111178
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108379	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137622

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease