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: 120400	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81097	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82363	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73125
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75957	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76160	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70317	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81900
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81114	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82218	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82599	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81945
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82738	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82458	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82521	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80629
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84303	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84701	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84380	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91313
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88594	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86027	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84846	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82748
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80751	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103462

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease