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: 122307	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82576	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83905	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74406
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77315	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77480	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71599	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83387
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82618	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83792	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84050	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83550
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84177	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83929	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83921	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82077
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85665	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86142	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85799	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92851
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90137	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87563	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86315	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84290
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82231	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105071

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease