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: 168225	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114245	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116296	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105867
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109063	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109660	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101523	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116178
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114965	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116073	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115708	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115468
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115996	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115961	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116762	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114519
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125663	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126210	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125705	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 136846
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125794	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122571	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120540	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117626
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114694	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 144885

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease