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: 117115	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78466	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79671	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70699
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73464	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73668	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68002	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79404
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78613	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79758	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80115	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79427
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80342	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79893	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80015	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78018
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81519	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81876	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81554	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88361
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85995	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83405	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82246	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80115
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78253	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100473

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease