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: 119970	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80739	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82044	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72797
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75638	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75822	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69968	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81565
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80774	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81858	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82287	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81600
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82419	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82123	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82188	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80262
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83961	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84328	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84011	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90908
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88235	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85637	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84499	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82385
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80399	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103075

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease