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: 121800	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82190	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83481	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74045
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76930	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77118	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71265	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83017
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82203	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83404	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83666	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83095
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83804	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83537	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83552	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81702
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85281	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85734	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85389	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92425
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89748	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87157	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85958	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83900
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81861	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104648

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease