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: 143710	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98213	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99889	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92026
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94979	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95488	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88980	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100174
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99192	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100505	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100448	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100006
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100561	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100405	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100934	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98765
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108699	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108871	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108485	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117269
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107567	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105061	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103316	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101157
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98585	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123388

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease