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: 120228	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80960	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82219	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72990
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75826	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76013	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70176	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81760
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80981	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82069	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82470	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81809
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82622	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82334	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82384	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80491
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84163	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84550	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84224	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91151
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88464	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85873	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84720	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82593
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80616	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103314

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease