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: 176490	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120889	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123133	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112154
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115738	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116144	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107550	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122563
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121597	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122457	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122093	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121754
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122263	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122294	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123282	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120911
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133661	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 134212	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133767	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 145500
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 132640	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 129353	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 127282	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124404
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121366	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 152344

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease