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: 120917	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81503	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82787	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73428
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76283	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76461	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70633	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82323
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81523	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82646	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83002	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82368
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83144	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82834	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82892	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81067
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84618	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85029	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84698	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91684
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89050	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86445	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85258	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83184
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81174	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103850

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease