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: 168015	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114036	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116164	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105643
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108930	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109502	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101372	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115991
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114815	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115936	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115567	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115315
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115851	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115822	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116614	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114395
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125462	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125993	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125488	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 136610
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125631	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122398	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120337	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117480
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114529	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 144666

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease