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: 76260	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 52607	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 53253	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 47890
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 49736	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 50497	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 46993	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 53524
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 52777	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 53523	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 53957	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 53375
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 53762	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 53832	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 53570	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 52411
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 55320	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 55572	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 55757	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59674
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 57424	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 55883	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 54957	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 53776
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 52647	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66972

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease