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: 121858	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82236	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83526	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74085
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76977	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77165	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71300	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83055
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82240	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83457	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83711	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83153
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83839	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83576	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83598	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81740
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85328	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85774	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85430	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92470
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89796	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87197	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85992	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83950
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81899	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104695

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease