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: 40848	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30000	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30178	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28834
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29106	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29679	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27813	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30711
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30626	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30834	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30878	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30341
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30571	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30670	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30472	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30353
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32543	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32655	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33039	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 34648
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32360	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31607	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31151	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30771
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 29869	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37162

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease