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: 168823	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114715	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116825	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106351
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109594	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110181	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101959	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116627
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115425	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116506	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116131	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115893
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116397	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116389	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117184	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114928
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126208	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126780	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126279	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 137442
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126336	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123040	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121072	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118130
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115179	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 145433

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease