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: 98338	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65770	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66665	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59542
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 61938	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 62455	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57638	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66603
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66099	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67069	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67485	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66644
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67482	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67362	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67186	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65588
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68594	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69069	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68748	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74398
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 72203	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 70053	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68972	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66937
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65710	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85476

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease