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: 175285	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120108	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122264	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111374
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114936	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115343	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106753	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121711
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120657	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121578	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121276	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120864
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121431	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121421	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122343	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120006
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132548	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133097	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132688	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 144261
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 131736	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128440	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126395	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123554
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120513	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 151207

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease