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: 120776	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81405	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82685	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73350
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76204	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76386	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70557	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82214
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81413	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82531	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82910	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82262
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83042	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82740	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82797	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80974
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84541	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84956	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84626	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91597
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88934	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86342	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85152	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83072
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81079	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103763

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease