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: 55490	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40116	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40341	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 37697
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 37992	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 38860	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 36363	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40964
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40794	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40828	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 41091	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40513
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40847	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40941	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40627	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40468
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 42611	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 42669	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 43099	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 45591
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43355	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 42384	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 41636	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 41089
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40067	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 49125

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease