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: 159083	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107695	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109721	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100593
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103915	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104423	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96984	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109901
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108818	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110140	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109872	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109607
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110116	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110014	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110624	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108391
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119487	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119792	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119398	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129628
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118767	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115691	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113774	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111144
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108344	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137595

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease