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: 121560	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81998	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83279	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73882
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76740	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76942	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71080	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82829
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82025	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83213	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83478	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82886
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83638	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83346	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83371	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81530
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85090	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85549	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85190	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92208
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89559	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86967	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85769	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83725
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81676	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104426

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease