Native Valve Candida metapsilosis Endocarditis Following a Ruptured Appendix: A Case Report.

 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.