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: 130097	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88379	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89827	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82834
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85858	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86118	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79844	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89313
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88551	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89748	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89838	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89308
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90039	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89708	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89789	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87956
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95469	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95958	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95534	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103301
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96142	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93727	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92381	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90231
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88045	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111711

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease