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: 134834	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92331	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93858	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86546
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89592	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89875	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83401	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93539
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92726	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93950	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94062	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93472
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94069	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93708	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94012	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92023
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100561	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100843	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100364	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108499
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100412	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97984	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96590	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94572
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92109	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115586

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease