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: 139708	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95490	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96989	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89471
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92491	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92907	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86451	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97120
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96215	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97517	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97515	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97005
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97639	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97338	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97752	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95720
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105144	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105232	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104768	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113437
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104352	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101913	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100287	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98132
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95584	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119971

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease