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: 139852	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95623	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97123	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89610
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92620	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93044	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86595	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97283
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96363	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97664	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97659	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97160
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97779	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97487	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97921	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95881
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105337	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105468	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104965	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113665
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104494	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102071	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100436	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98283
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95738	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120140

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease