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: 123270	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83394	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84734	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75147
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78073	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78238	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72339	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84154
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83479	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84620	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84847	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84383
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84961	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84734	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84729	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82875
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86607	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87048	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86704	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93755
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90973	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88430	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87194	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85124
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83013	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106013

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease