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: 124833	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84704	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85962	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76454
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79388	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79527	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73619	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85438
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84720	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85850	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86048	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85601
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86253	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85980	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85947	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84205
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88036	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88514	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88118	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95270
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92167	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89737	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88458	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86378
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84288	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107391

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease