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: 129990	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88292	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89722	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82762
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85789	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86028	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79757	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89224
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88448	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89646	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89733	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89225
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89961	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89635	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89702	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87871
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95374	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95863	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95456	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103192
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96047	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93642	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92294	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90128
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87962	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111622

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease