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: 175471	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120214	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122387	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111467
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115036	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115450	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106831	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121826
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120770	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121664	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121384	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120965
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121534	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121539	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122474	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120128
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132658	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133224	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132805	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 144400
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 131853	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128554	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126515	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123663
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120608	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 151369

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease