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: 79981	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 54737	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55487	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 49653
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 51864	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 52322	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 48580	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55532
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 54835	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55749	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 56246	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55324
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55981	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 56125	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55825	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 54373
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57472	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57822	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57753	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 61922
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 59930	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 57988	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 57290	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55762
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 54836	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 70106

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease