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: 121917	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82284	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83576	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74123
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77022	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77204	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71333	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83096
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82297	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83488	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83757	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83210
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83893	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83624	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83637	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81778
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85377	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85821	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85487	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92520
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89848	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87244	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86036	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84001
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81945	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104753

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease