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: 121674	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82085	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83366	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73946
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76824	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77020	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71157	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82910
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82121	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83303	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83566	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82981
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83705	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83428	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83446	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81606
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85176	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85622	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85274	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92290
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89640	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87054	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85855	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83799
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81751	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104524

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease