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: 120293	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81005	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82259	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73033
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75868	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76066	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70223	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81799
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81010	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82122	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82522	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81853
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82662	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82374	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82424	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80534
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84222	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84603	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84282	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91221
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88506	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85918	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84768	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82637
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80669	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103370

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease