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: 129926	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88248	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89673	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82732
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85752	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85990	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79712	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89167
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88405	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89602	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89681	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89179
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89911	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89588	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89647	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87808
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95324	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95823	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95405	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103138
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95986	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93598	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92237	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90085
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87928	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111558

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease