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: 140199	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95868	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97378	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89874
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92882	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93298	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86871	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97556
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96633	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97974	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97937	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97466
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98104	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97785	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98235	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96190
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105758	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105866	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105368	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114093
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104820	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102378	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100702	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98581
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95999	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120505

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease