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: 138540	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94666	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96181	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88625
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91719	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92045	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85565	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96171
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95313	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96576	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96596	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96065
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96714	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96343	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96741	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94737
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103782	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103884	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103486	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112072
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103364	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100898	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99360	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97178
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94641	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118883

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease