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: 155342	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105141	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107122	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99020
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102326	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102878	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95545	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107302
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106257	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107533	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107344	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107038
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107602	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107446	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108032	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105810
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117216	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117487	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117109	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 127027
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115882	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112953	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111119	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108456
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105801	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 134280

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease