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: 135556	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92822	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94320	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86964
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90029	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90266	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83809	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94009
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93226	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94441	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94570	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93922
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94557	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94223	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94535	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92518
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101104	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101384	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100853	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109111
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100959	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98507	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97131	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95062
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92604	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116215

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease