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: 168808	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114703	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116809	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106339
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109582	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110162	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101945	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116611
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115408	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116489	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116121	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115886
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116377	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116378	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117168	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114915
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126191	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126757	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126267	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 137421
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126322	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123031	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121055	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118112
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115162	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 145417

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease