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: 117990	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79159	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80415	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71310
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74126	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74315	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68601	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80054
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79329	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80413	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80767	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80055
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80966	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80604	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80673	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78698
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82274	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82682	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82311	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89161
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86673	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84042	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82949	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80814
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78928	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101250

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease