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: 123310	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83429	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84768	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75171
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78088	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78262	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72363	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84193
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83508	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84648	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84869	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84399
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84989	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84759	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84748	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82903
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86638	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87078	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86732	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93788
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91000	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88455	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87221	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85146
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83043	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106033

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease