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: 37550	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28022	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28161	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26970
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27274	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27760	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26074	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28657
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28639	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28821	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28816	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28312
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28536	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28637	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28374	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28333
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30550	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30650	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30957	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32395
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29987	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29450	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29038	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28764
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27958	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34337

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease