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: 178310	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121907	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124324	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113302
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116884	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 117331	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108637	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123787
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122734	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123714	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123235	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122949
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123438	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123418	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124449	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122086
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135179	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135719	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135288	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 147170
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 133919	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130577	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128482	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125583
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122444	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 153928

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease