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: 134520	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92093	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93649	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86352
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89403	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89653	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83213	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93266
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92487	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93700	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93809	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93243
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93825	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93451	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93749	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91765
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100290	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100575	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100110	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108234
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100128	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97732	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96335	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94330
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91848	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115368

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease