Unidad de Microbiologia, Hospital General de Alicante,2 and División de Microbiologı́a3 and Patologı́a y Cirugı́a-División de Oftalmologı́a,4

Fusarium proliferatum caused endophthalmitis after cataract surgery. Diagnosis was established by classical microbiology and molecular biology methods (PCR and DNA typing). The treatment with local amphotericin B, oral ketoconazole, and topical natamycin was successful. CASE REPORT A 66-year-old man underwent cataract extraction and in-traocular lens implantation in his right eye. Four months after surgery, he complained of eye discomfort and was prescribed a topical steroid (dexamethasone) and tobramicin. Fifteen days later, his symptoms persisted, and the eye began to show severe palpebral edema. Slit lamp examination showed conjunctival hyperemia, hypopyon, capsular fibrosis, and corneal edema, and the intraocular lens had moved to the nasal site. Intraoc-ular pressure was 28 mm Hg, and fundus examination showed vitreous haze. An aqueous humor sample was taken using a 30-gauge needle following examination of the eye. Diagnosti