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: 120494	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81177	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82447	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73182
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76013	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76226	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70384	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81981
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81184	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82292	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82671	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82017
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82825	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82531	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82583	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80720
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84350	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84756	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84441	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91384
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88682	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86093	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84920	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82820
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80841	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103529

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease