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: 121707	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82113	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83398	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73974
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76858	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77056	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71197	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82941
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82148	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83337	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83602	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83016
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83745	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83465	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83481	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81646
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85204	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85657	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85316	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92323
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89672	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87091	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85893	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83832
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81786	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104569

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease