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: 142014	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97231	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98844	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91256
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94179	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94656	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88235	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99109
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98177	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99478	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99436	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99032
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99557	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99350	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99872	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97780
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107755	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107940	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107488	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116203
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106419	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103917	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102186	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100079
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97575	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122164

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease