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: 118138	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79311	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80557	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71433
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74251	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74413	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68709	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80197
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79463	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80548	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80887	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80185
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81110	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80741	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80801	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78846
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82429	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82830	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82456	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89302
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86795	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84166	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83079	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80959
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79054	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101381

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease