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: 175343	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120145	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122302	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111402
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114964	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115377	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106776	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121741
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120700	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121605	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121327	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120903
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121471	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121458	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122395	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120061
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132590	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133143	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132727	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 144312
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 131771	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128468	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126439	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123592
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120542	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 151267

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease