Postoperative endophthalmitis due to Trichosporon cutaneum

Two instances are described of fungal endophthalmitis after cataract surgery. Anterior chamber aspirate in each case proved the causative fungus to be Trichosporon cutaneum. This organism, which is known to be a fungus of minimal virulence to man, was responsible for serious endophthalmitis which led to phthisis bulbi in one case, and loss of vision, severe pain, and enucleation in the second. In both cases the infection was possibly aggravated by the use of antibiotics and steroids. The histopathology of the enucleated eye is described.