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: 36446	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27420	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27490	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26379
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26612	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27151	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25517	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27987
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27951	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28184	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28200	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27706
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27876	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27987	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27767	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27699
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29919	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29974	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30306	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31676
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29317	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28756	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28363	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28118
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27385	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33325

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease