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: 158180	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107059	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109114	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100112
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103390	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103904	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96511	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109299
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108222	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109558	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109323	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109059
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109572	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109436	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110057	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107840
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118825	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119105	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118692	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 128810
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118106	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115027	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113137	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110481
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107724	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 136829

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease