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: 116459	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78042	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79281	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70400
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73145	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73325	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 67706	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78992
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78194	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79331	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79680	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79021
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79925	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79463	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79596	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77590
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81168	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81567	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81194	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87995
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85575	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82961	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81812	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79726
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77841	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100044

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease