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: 93022	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62329	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63316	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 56496
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 58716	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59264	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 54698	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63167
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62653	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63676	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 64135	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63091
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 64053	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63922	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63699	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62136
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 65104	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 65611	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 65299	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70543
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68466	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66278	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65379	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63421
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62388	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81087

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease