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: 167838	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113903	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116074	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105488
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108812	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109390	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101256	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115859
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114720	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115823	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115463	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115213
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115735	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115724	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116492	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114280
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125331	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125838	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125341	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 136449
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125492	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122256	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120163	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117378
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114414	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 144529

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease