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: 138585	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94708	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96211	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88656
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91760	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92073	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85611	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96222
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95351	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96627	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96631	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96098
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96755	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96386	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96790	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94800
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103836	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103934	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103547	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112128
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103398	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100943	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99399	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97219
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94675	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118925

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease