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: 121754	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82156	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83435	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73998
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76895	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77085	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71227	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82977
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82174	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83379	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83638	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83060
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83772	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83501	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83508	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81669
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85246	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85702	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85353	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92370
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89710	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87122	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85925	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83865
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81811	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104606

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease