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: 120476	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81163	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82434	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73175
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76004	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76220	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70379	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81967
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81166	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82283	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82659	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82010
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82812	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82517	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82573	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80709
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84345	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84748	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84435	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91376
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88673	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86084	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84909	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82805
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80832	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103523

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease