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: 175402	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120181	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122335	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111428
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115002	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115410	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106806	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121777
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120728	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121637	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121352	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120932
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121501	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121497	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122428	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120088
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132622	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133179	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132759	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 144350
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 131809	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128502	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126470	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123617
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120569	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 151313

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease