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: 127527	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86275	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87668	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78627
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81599	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81764	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75633	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87053
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86336	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87468	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87661	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87189
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87938	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87616	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87615	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85821
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90295	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90882	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90390	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97850
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93959	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91564	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90189	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88065
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85914	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109712

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease