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: 117360	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78650	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79907	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70890
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73653	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73872	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68162	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79607
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78838	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79950	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80316	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79636
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80545	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80122	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80231	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78209
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81747	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82128	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81766	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88581
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86213	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83609	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82447	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80342
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78449	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100730

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease