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: 52698	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38181	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38399	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35949
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 36285	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 37093	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 34682	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39028
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38868	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38920	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39121	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38581
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38877	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38963	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38669	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38609
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 40703	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 40773	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41207	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 43528
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 41256	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40250	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39623	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39201
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38123	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46809

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease