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: 174365	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119424	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121597	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110713
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114224	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114634	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106096	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121008
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119986	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120929	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120659	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120248
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120832	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120805	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121705	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119382
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131672	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132140	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131717	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 143260
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 131060	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 127790	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125742	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122882
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119847	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 150382

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease