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: 164556	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111651	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113771	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103289
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106571	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107161	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99359	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113709
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112713	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113916	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113557	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113354
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113826	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113763	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114539	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112260
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122824	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 123236	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122792	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133394
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123073	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119871	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117888	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115227
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112315	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 141440

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease