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: 37314	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27895	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28004	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26858
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27122	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27640	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25973	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28500
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28498	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28682	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28686	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28175
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28381	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28489	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28233	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28208
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30406	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30517	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30807	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32231
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29840	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29296	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28877	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28613
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27841	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34122

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease