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: 177194	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121338	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123674	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112616
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116216	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116641	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108011	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123090
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122045	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123009	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122583	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122275
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122757	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122782	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123781	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121414
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 134340	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 134870	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 134406	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 146208
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 133197	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 129835	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 127758	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124911
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121829	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 152961

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease