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: 140138	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95834	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97325	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89832
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92851	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93259	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86825	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97511
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96585	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97928	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97884	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97425
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98045	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97734	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98177	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96136
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105677	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105808	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105311	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114028
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104759	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102322	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100672	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98540
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95953	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120449

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease