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: 98217	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65672	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66601	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59479
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 61858	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 62408	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57575	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66530
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66046	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66997	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67410	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66558
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67420	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67293	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67108	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65506
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68515	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69006	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68673	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74334
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 72124	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 69971	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68898	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66821
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65652	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85391

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease