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: 172348	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117811	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119822	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109142
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112559	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113026	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104627	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119381
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118280	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119237	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119009	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118609
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119190	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119181	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120018	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117758
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129605	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 130040	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129678	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 141218
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 129381	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126096	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124049	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121159
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118194	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 148660

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease