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: 88846	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 60009	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 60790	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 54337
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 56555	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57031	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 52760	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 60680
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 60147	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 61276	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 61596	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 60677
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 61538	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 61477	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 61267	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 59678
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 62690	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 63219	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 62861	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 67767
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65746	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63664	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62864	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 60960
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 60123	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77592

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease