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: 158975	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107640	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109658	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100537
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103849	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104367	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96938	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109855
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108769	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110105	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109826	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109575
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110073	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109969	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110586	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108333
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119410	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119729	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119332	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129540
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118710	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115629	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113713	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111084
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108295	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137508

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease