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: 138635	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94737	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96239	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88690
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91780	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92096	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85636	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96253
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95386	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96666	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96673	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96134
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96781	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96427	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96830	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94832
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103889	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103972	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103591	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112178
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103434	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100977	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99427	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97250
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94702	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118967

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease