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: 177726	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121589	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123978	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112901
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116529	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116949	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108300	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123391
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122349	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123332	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122891	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122566
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123066	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123068	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124083	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121707
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 134691	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135224	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 134802	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 146643
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 133524	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130169	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128100	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125228
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122114	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 153365

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease