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: 118150	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79317	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80564	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71444
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74259	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74419	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68716	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80202
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79468	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80555	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80909	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80193
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81117	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80748	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80814	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78858
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82434	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82841	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82469	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89314
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86802	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84178	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83089	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80969
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79063	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101397

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease