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: 146771	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100207	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101987	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93938
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97064	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97490	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90857	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102205
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101231	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102550	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102421	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102055
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102590	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102417	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102898	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100740
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110928	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111178	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110853	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119799
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109906	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107357	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105550	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103215
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100654	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126201

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease