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: 131370	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89462	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90964	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83778
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86840	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87103	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80755	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90463
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89718	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90858	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90984	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90420
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91144	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90808	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90952	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89051
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96801	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97207	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96712	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104600
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97266	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94876	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93494	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91388
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89159	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112759

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease