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: 119281	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80177	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81511	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72252
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75102	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75281	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69479	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81012
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80275	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81331	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81752	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81029
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81908	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81584	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81659	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79715
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83376	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83744	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83432	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90253
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87666	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85051	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83953	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81878
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79884	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102418

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease