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: 127540	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86280	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87677	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78634
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81608	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81768	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75637	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87060
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86343	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87479	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87672	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87197
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87947	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87621	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87622	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85826
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90304	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90888	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90399	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97856
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93967	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91573	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90200	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88073
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85920	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109725

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease