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: 120692	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81337	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82628	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73294
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76146	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76350	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70505	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82137
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81358	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82464	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82856	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82194
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82976	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82682	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82731	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80902
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84478	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84895	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84564	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91531
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88861	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86275	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85086	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83005
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81018	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103688

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease