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: 137371	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93845	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95345	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87831
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90934	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91223	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84739	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95275
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94437	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95647	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95720	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95135
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95786	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95468	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95837	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93834
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102460	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102660	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102183	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110596
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102349	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99909	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98432	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96264
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93759	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117814

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease