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: 129999	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88299	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89734	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82763
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85794	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86036	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79767	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89228
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88460	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89658	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89739	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89228
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89966	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89640	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89713	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87876
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95384	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95870	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95463	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103194
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96055	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93644	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92306	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90132
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87966	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111624

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease