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: 179341	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122533	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124974	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113997
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117597	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118019	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109283	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124423
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123389	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124338	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123855	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123628
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124068	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124065	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125113	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122786
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 136064	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 136605	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 136195	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 148187
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 134665	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 131293	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 129188	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126267
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123046	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 154971

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease