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: 39128	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28903	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29113	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27813
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28112	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28636	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26874	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29608
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29599	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29762	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29801	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29257
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29495	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29580	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29349	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29292
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31483	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31606	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31914	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33482
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31082	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30455	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30006	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29720
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28858	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35712

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease