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: 37333	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27906	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28014	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26868
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27135	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27651	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25982	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28517
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28505	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28693	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28692	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28187
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28393	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28506	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28250	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28221
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30423	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30527	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30816	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32247
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29858	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29307	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28891	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28634
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27850	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34138

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease