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: 49699	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35896	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36092	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 34050
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 34343	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35113	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32785	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36708
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36681	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36673	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36872	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36374
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36615	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36624	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36425	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36305
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 38457	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 38601	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 38987	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41193
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38880	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37888	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37311	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36933
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35883	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44389

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease