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: 118942	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79919	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81220	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71988
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74842	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74977	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69243	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80773
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80017	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81113	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81462	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80769
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81666	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81332	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81386	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79440
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83090	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83444	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83121	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89981
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87389	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84775	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83667	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81601
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79631	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102093

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease