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: 175206	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120064	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122208	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111329
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114875	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115293	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106713	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121654
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120607	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121535	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121233	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120812
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121383	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121374	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122302	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119966
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132510	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133046	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132645	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 144206
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 131681	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128396	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126354	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123512
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120470	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 151143

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease