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: 119615	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80459	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81769	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72496
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75354	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75544	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69703	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81294
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80509	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81596	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82012	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81292
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82163	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81836	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81931	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80003
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83679	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84023	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83711	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90562
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87951	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85342	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84214	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82104
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80133	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102764

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease