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: 137622	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94000	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95523	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87955
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91079	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91371	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84884	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95445
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94596	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95821	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95889	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95309
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95951	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95627	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96019	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94016
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102675	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102854	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102413	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110848
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102561	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100115	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98634	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96446
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93929	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118024

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease