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: 129447	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87826	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89241	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82280
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85294	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85539	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79223	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88732
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87929	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89147	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89260	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88744
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89526	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89156	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89247	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87391
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94667	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95199	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94782	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102433
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95574	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93182	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91811	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89649
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87510	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111153

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease