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: 120304	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81013	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82271	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73044
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75879	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76080	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70231	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81809
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81019	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82135	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82537	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81861
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82671	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82380	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82433	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80546
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84231	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84615	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84287	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91230
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88516	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85930	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84779	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82651
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80680	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103377

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease