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: 158850	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107554	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109559	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100463
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103766	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104275	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96871	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109789
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108695	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110027	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109766	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109515
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110008	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109900	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110513	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108260
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119325	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119624	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119238	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129405
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118596	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115534	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113617	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110999
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108196	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137367

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease