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: 33467	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25826	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25828	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24829
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24985	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25587	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24120	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26273
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26242	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26481	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26432	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26047
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26198	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26303	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26066	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26035
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28227	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28314	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28654	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29710
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27436	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26943	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26535	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26388
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25778	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30656

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease