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: 122014	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82358	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83640	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74172
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77097	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77258	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71393	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83165
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82361	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83548	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83811	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83287
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83957	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83704	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83696	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81849
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85441	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85893	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85543	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92595
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89911	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87313	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86095	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84064
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82012	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104828

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease