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: 125874	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85309	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86643	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77392
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80350	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80487	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74482	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86048
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85325	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86451	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86626	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86198
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86898	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86605	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86581	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84834
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89018	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89475	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89103	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96381
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92846	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90438	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89097	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86996
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84905	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108217

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease