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: 146306	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99952	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101686	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93680
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96787	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97219	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90579	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101901
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100910	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102256	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102149	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101760
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102278	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102155	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102598	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100439
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110606	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110782	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110497	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119403
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109562	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106995	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105205	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102904
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100358	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125789

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease