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: 173953	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119132	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121278	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110429
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113925	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 114317	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105804	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120718
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119686	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120637	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120370	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119975
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120553	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120542	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121389	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119065
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131255	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131730	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 131324	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 142877
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 130765	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 127478	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125444	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122591
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119561	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 150006

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease