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: 121936	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82299	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83601	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74138
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77040	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77219	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71349	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83119
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82305	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83507	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83766	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83229
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83910	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83643	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83651	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81796
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85393	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85843	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85500	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92542
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89863	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87260	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86044	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84014
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81963	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104783

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease