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: 98851	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66124	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67028	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59831
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 62311	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 62730	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57886	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67011
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66443	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67457	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67867	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67029
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67832	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67710	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67547	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65920
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68991	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69418	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69147	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74812
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 72587	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 70460	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 69320	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67395
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66045	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85849

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease