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: 124347	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84302	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85564	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75941
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78891	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79021	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73137	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85044
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84340	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85455	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85673	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85221
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85825	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85563	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85561	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83785
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87466	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87953	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87628	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94713
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91794	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89325	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88037	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85966
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83885	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106953

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease