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: 146518	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100065	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101828	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93777
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96897	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97332	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90700	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102039
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101065	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102376	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102269	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101906
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102423	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102274	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102733	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100580
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110728	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110946	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110649	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119588
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109709	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107150	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105364	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103040
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100484	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125977

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease