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: 83070	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 56524	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 57225	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 51245
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 53406	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 53878	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 50009	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 57206
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 56665	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 57604	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 58014	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 57066
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 57901	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 57846	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 57800	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 56124
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59259	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59706	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59371	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 63840
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 61957	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 59883	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 59163	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 57466
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 56564	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 72800

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease