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: 142230	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97422	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99005	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91433
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94336	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94810	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88402	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99289
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98335	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99643	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99596	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99201
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99714	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99534	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100042	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97944
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107982	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108147	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107723	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116423
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106597	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104087	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102360	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100239
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97752	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122387

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease