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: 158521	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107303	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109347	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100274
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103573	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104071	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96672	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109539
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108449	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109778	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109547	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109277
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109803	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109665	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110275	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108057
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119048	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119342	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118928	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129077
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118336	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115290	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113383	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110739
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107969	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137087

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease