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: 119192	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80099	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81418	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72178
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75025	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75180	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69402	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80941
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80198	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81256	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81662	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80967
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81835	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81512	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81578	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79631
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83306	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83670	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83345	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90176
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87587	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84971	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83870	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81803
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79810	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102320

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease