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: 121213	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81739	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83004	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73617
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76465	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76662	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70839	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82550
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81742	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82897	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83215	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82594
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83362	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83065	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83110	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81285
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84819	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85266	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84910	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91899
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89302	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86670	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85478	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83422
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81380	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104099

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease