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: 132261	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90203	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91714	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84494
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87508	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87808	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81391	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91227
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90466	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91644	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91772	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91200
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91872	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91518	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91703	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89768
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97604	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97980	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97527	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105451
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98082	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95674	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94246	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92236
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89929	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113589

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease