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: 121749	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82153	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83428	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73993
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76891	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77077	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71221	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82971
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82170	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83374	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83635	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83053
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83767	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83493	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83502	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81665
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85239	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85694	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85348	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92358
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89702	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87116	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85920	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83861
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81804	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104602

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease