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: 124105	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84076	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85343	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75748
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78671	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78806	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72947	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84823
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84139	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85258	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85443	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85015
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85613	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85384	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85318	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83559
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87269	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87740	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87396	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94485
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91590	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89071	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87814	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85727
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83655	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106726

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease