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: 127560	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86294	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87692	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78645
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81615	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81779	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75651	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87074
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86347	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87494	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87687	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87208
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87957	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87627	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87630	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85841
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90342	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90928	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90438	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97910
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93983	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91581	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90211	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88089
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85936	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109734

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease