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: 126439	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85713	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87058	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77637
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80606	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80746	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74720	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86451
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85736	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86847	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87017	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86599
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87275	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87012	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87007	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85250
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89280	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89731	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89387	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96636
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93261	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90859	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89518	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87398
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85325	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108781

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease