Other names: None

Type of disesase: Viral

Cause: Lymphocystivirus (genus name)

Symptoms: The virus causes cell enlargement (many more times than normal cell size), also called hypertrophy, usually on the skin and fins. The enlarged cell nodules may each reach 0.3 mm to greater than 2.0 mm in diameter.

Medication:
There is no way to cure a viral disease in any organism yet, no matter what some of the fish medications claim. Affected fish should be isolated and monitored for secondary bacterial or mycotic infections that should be treated with appropriate drugs. Lesions associated with lymphocystis eventually regress.