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: 178683	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122127	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124560	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113575
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117138	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117575	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108875	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123994
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122964	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123941	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123444	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123174
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123677	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123659	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124676	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122322
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135499	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 136059	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135615	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 147552
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 134197	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130836	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128735	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125821
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122657	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 154305

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease