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: 120492	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81174	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82446	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73181
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76012	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76224	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70382	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81977
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81182	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82291	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82670	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82015
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82822	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82527	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82582	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80720
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84350	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84756	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84440	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91381
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88682	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86092	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84914	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82818
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80840	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103528

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease