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: 47945	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34655	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34823	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32950
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33269	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 34047	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31753	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35446
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35414	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35436	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35583	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35122
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35362	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35311	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35137	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35008
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 37243	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 37388	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 37713	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 39818
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37536	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36540	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36043	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35598
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34635	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 42913

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease