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: 121197	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81712	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82984	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73594
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76445	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76632	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70811	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82530
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81721	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82875	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83195	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82572
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83337	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83036	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83087	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81264
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84795	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85241	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84884	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91873
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89263	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86645	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85457	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83392
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81359	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104066

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease