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: 169147	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114988	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117091	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106608
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109863	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110456	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102224	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116889
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115728	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116801	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116399	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116167
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116690	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116660	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117464	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115193
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126511	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 127058	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126572	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 137754
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126636	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123320	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121374	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118397
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115454	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 145744

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease