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: 123196	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83334	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84661	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75101
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78012	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78186	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72303	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84074
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83418	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84558	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84787	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84332
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84900	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84674	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84664	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82816
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86524	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86981	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86638	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93696
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90911	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88360	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87131	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85045
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82942	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105953

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease