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: 121199	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81714	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82989	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73597
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76447	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76637	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70820	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82533
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81725	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82881	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83199	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82575
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83341	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83044	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83093	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81268
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84800	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85246	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84888	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91877
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89269	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86649	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85459	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83397
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81363	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104074

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease