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: 122636	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82876	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84167	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74672
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77577	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77740	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71855	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83651
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82899	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84076	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84318	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83820
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84436	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84201	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84178	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82369
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85959	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86406	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86084	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93140
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90403	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87847	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86630	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84543
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82482	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105395

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease