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: 168827	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114718	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116828	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106354
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109598	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110186	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101963	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116633
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115433	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116508	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116137	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115898
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116405	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116395	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117192	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114932
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126211	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126782	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126282	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 137451
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126341	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123045	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121081	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118135
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115184	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 145438

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease