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: 118136	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79309	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80555	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71430
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74250	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74409	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68709	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80196
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79462	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80545	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80885	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80184
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81109	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80740	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80796	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78841
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82427	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82825	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82455	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89299
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86789	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84164	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83075	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80955
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79052	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101377

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease