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: 138642	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94742	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96248	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88702
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91785	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92106	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85641	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96258
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95395	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96679	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96682	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96144
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96789	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96439	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96848	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94839
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103905	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103983	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103606	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112192
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103440	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100984	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99436	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97264
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94712	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118981

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease