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: 128774	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87259	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88646	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81144
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84157	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84319	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77986	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88081
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87300	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88507	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88668	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88154
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88960	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88575	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88627	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86797
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93195	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93826	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93357	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101033
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94967	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92593	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91218	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89062
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86902	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110608

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease