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: 132207	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90160	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91664	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84472
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87472	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87777	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81363	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91179
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90420	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91591	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91730	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91150
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91830	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91480	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91652	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89725
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97554	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97931	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97487	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105398
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98039	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95628	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94205	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92185
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89879	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113542

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease