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: 178378	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121940	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124355	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113348
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116918	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117373	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108676	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123821
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122771	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123751	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123258	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122999
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123485	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123456	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124486	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122130
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135233	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135769	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135349	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 147233
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 133966	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130624	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128524	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125629
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122480	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 153998

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease