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: 120425	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81120	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82395	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73154
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75981	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76187	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70348	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81923
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81138	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82248	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82621	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81971
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82770	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82481	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82546	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80660
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84321	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84717	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84403	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91346
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88627	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86053	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84873	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82774
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80788	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103489

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease