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: 164220	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111304	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113413	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102970
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106248	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106830	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99040	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113436
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112380	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113591	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113232	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113028
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113502	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113442	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114197	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111943
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122428	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122822	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122370	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132961
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122723	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119528	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117549	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114876
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111978	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 141086

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease