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: 178190	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121844	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124255	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113226
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116795	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117247	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108559	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123693
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122637	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123611	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123135	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122862
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123347	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123334	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124349	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121983
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135051	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135602	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135172	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 147034
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 133828	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130477	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128390	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125508
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122370	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 153782

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease