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: 26687	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22164	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22034	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21416
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21439	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21834	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20897	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22522
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22469	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22717	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22610	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22216
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22416	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22595	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22239	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22198
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24465	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24502	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24767	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25343
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23247	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22880	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22630	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22598
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22066	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24729

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease