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: 123267	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83394	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84733	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75143
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78069	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78234	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72338	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84151
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83477	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84614	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84846	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84379
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84957	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84731	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84729	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82872
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86605	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87045	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86703	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93755
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90972	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88429	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87192	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85121
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83012	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106010

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease