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: 132294	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90240	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91747	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84521
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87541	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87835	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81412	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91256
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90492	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91680	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91795	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91233
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91902	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91545	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91735	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89800
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97634	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98018	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97552	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105489
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98111	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95703	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94284	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92266
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89971	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113623

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease