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: 93089	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62382	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63393	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 56543
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 58757	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59320	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 54731	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63229
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62697	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63732	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 64187	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63146
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 64109	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63981	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63753	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62197
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 65146	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 65671	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 65338	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70608
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68528	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66344	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65432	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63484
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62442	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81167

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease