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: 118004	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79178	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80429	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71317
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74135	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74321	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68606	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80067
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79338	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80426	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80783	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80069
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80982	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80615	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80682	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78711
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82288	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82693	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82318	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89173
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86686	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84046	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82961	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80829
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78938	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101260

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease