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: 162103	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109835	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111899	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101713
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104999	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105565	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97993	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112099
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111010	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112342	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111983	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111737
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112179	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112138	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112871	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110601
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120966	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 121303	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120873	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131220
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121130	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117980	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115978	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113382
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110493	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 139461

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease