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: 127533	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86277	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87674	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78629
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81602	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81765	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75634	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87055
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86337	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87473	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87665	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87192
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87941	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87618	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87618	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85824
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90299	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90884	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90392	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97852
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93961	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91569	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90193	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88070
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85917	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109714

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease