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: 134197	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91830	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93388	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86161
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89205	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89439	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83036	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92997
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92225	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93450	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93529	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92968
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93582	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93207	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93485	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91511
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99960	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100282	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99830	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107935
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99845	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97462	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96071	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94070
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91610	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115133

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease