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: 132278	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90223	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91733	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84509
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87521	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87821	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81398	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91241
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90486	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91660	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91784	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91217
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91889	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91530	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91722	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89782
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97616	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98000	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97541	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105461
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98098	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95689	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94267	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92250
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89950	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113610

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease