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: 134504	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92083	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93637	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86341
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89396	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89648	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83205	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93248
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92474	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93694	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93797	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93223
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93814	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93435	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93732	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91753
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100277	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100564	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100100	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108228
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100117	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97724	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96324	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94316
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91839	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115354

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease