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: 157206	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106419	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108479	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99762
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103005	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103539	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96191	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108670
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107647	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108935	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108680	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108420
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108958	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108842	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109418	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107199
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118296	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118540	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118160	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 128228
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117356	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114358	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112499	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109819
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107075	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 136003

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease