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: 128858	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87346	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88729	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81312
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84325	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84497	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78165	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88176
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87400	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88577	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88743	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88244
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89036	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88647	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88700	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86892
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93415	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94029	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 93559	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101236
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95041	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92663	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91286	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89143
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86970	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110663

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease