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: 127535	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86278	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87676	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78632
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81604	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81766	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75635	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87057
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86339	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87478	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87667	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87194
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87944	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87621	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87620	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85824
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90302	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90885	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90396	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97852
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93965	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91571	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90196	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88072
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85919	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109717

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease