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CASE REPORT
Native aortic valve fungal endocarditis
Summary
Infective endocarditis is the most common and dangerous form of endovascular infection. Fungal endocarditis especially of native valve is rare with Candida albicans being the causative organism in one-fourth of such cases. Diagnosis of such cases is further complicated if blood cultures are sterile, vegetations are not initially seen on echocardiogram and patient presents with non-specific symptoms. We hereby report a patient with native valve fungal endocarditis, treated successfully with voriconazole.