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: 146987	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100348	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102121	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94077
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97191	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97631	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91006	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102375
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101385	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102680	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102574	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102181
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102746	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102566	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103033	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100890
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111108	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111347	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111025	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119996
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110046	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107509	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105709	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103377
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100806	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126396

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease