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: 133424	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91182	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92753	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85589
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88606	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88869	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82484	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92280
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91538	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92755	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92810	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92279
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92909	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92522	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92746	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90818
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99167	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99469	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98992	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107094
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99128	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96694	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95367	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93367
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90972	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114513

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease