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: 168383	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114360	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116434	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106014
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109212	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109778	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101635	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116287
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115088	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116169	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115801	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115566
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116096	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116073	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116871	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114618
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125799	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126355	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125867	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 137015
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125922	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122682	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120679	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117753
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114812	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 145035

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease