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: 161362	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109343	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111435	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101382
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104671	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105231	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97697	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111591
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110512	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111800	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111466	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111239
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111685	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111620	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112312	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110058
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120520	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120867	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120421	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 130739
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120553	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117392	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115449	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112819
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109973	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 138903

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease