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: 124308	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84259	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85517	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75911
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78854	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78987	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73101	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85009
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84301	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85421	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85635	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85187
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85790	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85528	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85515	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83752
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87428	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87918	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87588	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94674
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91767	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89275	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87987	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85915
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83844	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106913

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease