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: 158609	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107373	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109412	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100331
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103633	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104127	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96726	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109605
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108521	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109843	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109609	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109341
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109864	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109726	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110350	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108119
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119123	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119422	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119013	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129160
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118400	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115356	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113441	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110810
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108028	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137157

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease