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: 129640	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88007	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89419	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82543
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85553	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85795	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79491	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88896
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88116	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89347	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89431	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88918
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89684	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89349	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89403	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87553
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95076	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95556	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95138	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102846
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95741	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93354	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91988	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89826
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87670	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111293

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease