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: 137765	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94084	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95606	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88041
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91155	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91450	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84969	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95534
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94688	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95925	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95986	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95407
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96060	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95728	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96112	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94126
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102794	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102968	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102514	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110981
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102671	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100234	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98753	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96529
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94011	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118155

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease