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: 38822	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28725	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28899	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27641
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27968	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28461	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26708	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29400
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29393	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29562	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29623	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29070
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29310	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29418	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29171	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29089
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31300	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31425	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31744	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33252
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30860	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30250	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29820	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29522
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28676	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35448

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease