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: 128474	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86996	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88409	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80407
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83425	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83542	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77302	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87830
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87021	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88203	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88425	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87901
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88689	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88328	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88351	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86537
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92333	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92957	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92509	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100158
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94697	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92351	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90938	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88806
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86625	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110395

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease