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: 39942	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29419	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29597	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28282
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28585	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29134	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27317	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30117
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30068	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30266	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30316	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29758
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30003	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30060	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29845	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29798
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31977	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32103	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32445	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 34003
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31649	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31003	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30540	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30170
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29344	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36382

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease