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: 133590	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91327	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92916	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85711
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88735	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88994	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82594	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92445
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91701	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92920	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92989	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92420
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93067	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92672	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92922	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90975
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99338	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99647	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99182	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107293
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99302	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96873	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95522	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93503
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91110	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114618

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease