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: 117317	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78612	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79866	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70852
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73618	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73833	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68135	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79577
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78800	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79916	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80283	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79597
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80507	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80083	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80194	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78171
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81720	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82093	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81729	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88544
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86178	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83575	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82407	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80291
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78413	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100686

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease