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: 117096	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78447	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79654	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70688
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73454	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73658	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 67994	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79387
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78607	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79737	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80099	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79408
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80327	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79880	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79995	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77999
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81504	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81855	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81547	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88343
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85981	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83389	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82225	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80098
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78237	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100463

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease