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: 129528	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87901	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89322	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82455
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85456	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85713	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79406	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88798
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88015	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89235	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89340	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88822
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89595	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89235	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89318	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87471
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94911	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95395	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94980	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102666
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95650	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93259	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91885	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89720
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87569	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111209

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease