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: 118242	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79369	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80644	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71490
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74315	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74465	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68780	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80267
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79526	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80610	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80961	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80262
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81175	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80817	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80888	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78921
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82503	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82897	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82528	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89391
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86860	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84253	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83157	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81024
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79125	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101469

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease