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: 127366	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86170	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87554	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78606
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81586	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81748	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75625	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86955
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86232	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87384	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87578	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87097
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87841	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87512	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87529	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85720
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90275	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90859	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90369	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97832
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93840	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91446	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90083	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87959
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85822	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109538

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease