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: 163952	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111094	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113176	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102747
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106017	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106621	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98809	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113273
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112182	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113370	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113029	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112816
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113290	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113218	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113966	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111722
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122136	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122514	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 122065	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132658
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122490	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119306	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117314	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114648
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111769	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 140856

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease