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: 130792	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88943	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90431	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83325
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86382	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86643	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80358	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89923
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89153	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90323	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90447	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89902
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90590	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90278	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90430	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88550
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96179	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96663	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96175	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104019
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96754	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94354	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92960	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90835
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88641	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112270

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease