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: 129762	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88108	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89528	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82624
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85630	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85881	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79585	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89006
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88248	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89463	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89522	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89028
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89773	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89446	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89512	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87643
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95199	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95678	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95259	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102978
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95831	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93457	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92081	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89921
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87774	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111386

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease