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: 175510	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120236	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122404	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111484
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115061	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115478	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106855	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121840
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120799	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121689	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121406	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120986
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121554	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121563	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122505	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120143
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132690	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133262	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132845	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 144425
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 131872	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128571	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126535	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123682
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120632	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 151401

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease