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: 129857	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88188	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89603	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82676
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85684	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85932	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79650	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89091
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88336	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89540	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89608	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89110
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89845	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89522	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89582	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87724
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95258	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95747	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95331	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103065
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95911	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93530	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92166	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90004
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87853	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111469

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease