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: 119613	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80457	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81764	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72491
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75348	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75538	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69699	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81285
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80505	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81587	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82006	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81289
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82159	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81833	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81924	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80000
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83673	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84020	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83708	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90555
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87943	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85338	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84210	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82101
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80129	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102759

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease