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1	Native Valve Candida Metapsilosis Endocarditis Following a Ruptured Appendix: A Case Report Sanku, Koushik, Youssef, Dima 01 January 2022 (has links) complex has been further divided into , , and . is considered to be the least virulent fungi of the complex. Candida endocarditis is uncommon but is associated with a very high mortality rate. Prosthetic or previously damaged valves act as common targets, but native, structurally normal valves are seldom affected. We hereby present a case of endocarditis involving a native aortic valve in an immunocompetent 55-year-old male who was successfully treated with surgical valve replacement and antifungal therapy. aortic valve replacement appendix rupture candida endocarditis echocardiography immunocompetent infective endocarditis invasive fungal disease metapsilosis native valve parapsilosis Internal Medicine