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: 54681	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39592	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39825	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 37258
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 37511	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 38381	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35896	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40428
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40263	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40288	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40563	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39967
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40300	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40392	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40121	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39949
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 42074	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 42171	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 42609	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 45007
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 42764	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 41846	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 41101	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40624
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39535	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 48481

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease