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: 122910	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83095	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84421	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74907
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77802	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77976	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72094	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83867
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83167	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84312	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84565	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84085
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84665	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84455	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84433	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82584
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86232	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86688	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86363	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93402
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90654	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88116	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86859	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84798
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82725	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105713

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease