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: 117931	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79121	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80379	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71282
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74083	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74289	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68570	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80015
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79282	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80374	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80740	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80019
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80935	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80565	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80639	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78667
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82227	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82633	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82261	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89105
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86629	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84000	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82917	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80773
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78882	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101223

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease