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: 124506	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84445	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85713	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76077
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79018	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79162	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73278	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85198
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84478	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85602	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85818	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85358
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85970	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85711	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85723	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83932
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87642	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88116	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87757	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94887
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91924	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89467	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88204	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86114
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84036	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107100

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease