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: 178204	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121853	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124266	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113236
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116807	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117258	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108581	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123707
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122656	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123627	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123150	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122876
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123367	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123350	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124367	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121997
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135072	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135614	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135185	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 147051
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 133837	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130488	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128404	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125517
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122383	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 153803

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease