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: 133229	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91007	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92560	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85452
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88473	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88752	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82373	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92111
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91360	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92567	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92630	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92101
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92740	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92356	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92584	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90617
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98964	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99281	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98816	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106882
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98932	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96497	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95174	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93175
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90811	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114352

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease