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: 128883	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87362	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88744	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81352
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84360	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84530	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78192	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88204
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87417	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88597	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88757	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88262
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89052	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88668	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88712	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86909
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93449	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94075	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93601	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101269
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95060	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92684	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91304	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89161
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86989	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110681

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease