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: 121861	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82241	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83528	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74086
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76979	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77167	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71304	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83056
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82245	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83458	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83716	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83157
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83842	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83580	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83599	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81742
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85332	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85778	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85437	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92472
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89801	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87200	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85994	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83954
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81901	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104704

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease