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: 161300	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109304	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111385	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101366
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104658	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105207	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97681	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111538
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110468	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111748	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111419	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111182
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111628	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111568	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112277	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110021
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120501	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120842	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120396	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 130712
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120483	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117345	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115394	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112774
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109926	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 138874

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease