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: 130676	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88849	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90314	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83266
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86310	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86585	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80298	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89822
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89060	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90239	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90351	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89807
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90508	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90194	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90310	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88456
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96073	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96558	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96085	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103926
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96668	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94250	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92872	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90735
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88552	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112209

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease