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: 173622	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118889	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121027	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110220
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113698	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114092	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105612	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120480
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119447	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120380	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120125	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119733
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120324	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120310	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121135	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118812
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 130912	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131385	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 130957	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 142542
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130520	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 127216	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125170	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122336
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119315	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 149749

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease