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: 121999	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82346	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83633	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74168
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77081	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77248	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71384	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83156
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82352	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83535	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83804	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83271
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83947	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83687	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83685	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81831
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85430	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85881	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85539	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92582
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89898	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87307	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86084	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84055
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82004	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104820

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease