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: 19115	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16970	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16676	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16615
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16631	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16851	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16328	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17212
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17217	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17309	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17271	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16927
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16989	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17069	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16874	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16794
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19186	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19019	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19295	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19543
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17563	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17300	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17057	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17142
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16885	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18198

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease