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: 98331	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65764	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66663	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59539
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 61930	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 62451	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57636	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66600
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66096	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67065	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67478	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66641
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67478	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67359	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67182	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65582
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68591	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69067	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68746	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74394
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 72200	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 70047	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68968	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66928
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65705	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85468

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease