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: 59448	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 42594	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 42869	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 39877
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 40194	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41167	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 38374	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43460
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43264	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43226	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43499	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43080
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43379	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43481	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43162	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 42938
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 44985	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 45164	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 45527	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 48353
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46039	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44926	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44183	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43589
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 42534	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 52467

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease