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: 134255	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91882	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93434	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86191
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89239	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89482	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83067	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93049
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92266	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93501	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93576	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93008
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93628	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93239	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93522	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91543
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100022	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100328	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99873	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107977
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99903	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97503	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96117	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94124
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91659	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115180

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease