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: 163719	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110923	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112994	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102555
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105844	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106425	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98631	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113142
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112008	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113221	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112871	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112640
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113119	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113063	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113782	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111568
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 121914	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122296	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 121847	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132400
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122285	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119115	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117121	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114478
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111593	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 140646

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease