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: 178327	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121914	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124330	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113309
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116891	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117340	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108647	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123794
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122747	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123718	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123245	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122961
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123450	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123426	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124459	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122093
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135189	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135729	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135300	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 147182
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 133930	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130585	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128504	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125594
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122454	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 153941

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease