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: 158765	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107491	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109506	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100414
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103721	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104207	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96821	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109733
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108637	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109966	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109714	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109457
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109961	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109841	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110461	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108213
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119263	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119549	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119148	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129308
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118516	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115483	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113548	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110933
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108137	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137293

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease