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: 159159	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107757	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109771	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100624
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103936	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104462	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97027	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109944
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108882	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110200	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109923	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109643
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110158	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110057	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110671	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108433
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119549	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119845	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119447	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129694
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118821	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115733	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113838	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111189
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108393	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137626

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease