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: 120017	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80780	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82073	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72834
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75680	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75853	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70016	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81603
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80808	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81892	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82318	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81636
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82462	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82156	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82230	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80293
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83996	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84367	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84031	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90949
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88272	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85675	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84536	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82431
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80441	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103115

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease