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: 174166	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119271	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121419	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110557
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114063	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114464	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105931	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120859
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119835	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120779	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120525	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120103
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120686	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120673	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121549	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119217
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131444	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131926	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131509	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 143048
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130903	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 127626	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125588	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122743
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119703	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 150160

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease