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: 158623	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107387	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109419	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100340
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103640	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104135	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96735	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109620
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108528	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109851	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109618	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109352
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109872	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109734	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110359	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108122
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119135	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119425	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119019	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129173
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118413	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115369	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113451	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110821
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108038	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137165

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease