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: 37668	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28081	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28233	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27050
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27344	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27827	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26144	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28730
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28714	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28906	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28908	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28390
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28618	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28718	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28456	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28407
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30641	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30733	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31023	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32492
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30087	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29536	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29104	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28833
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28028	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34450

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease