CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS AUTOMATED IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR (AICD) ENDOCARDITIS: A CHALLENGING CASE OF A RARE FUNGAL ENDOCARDITIS

Fungal endocarditis is a rare form of endocarditis accounting for less than 2% of all cases. Common offending pathogens include: Candida and Aspergillus. Cryptococcal endocarditis is extremely rare with only ten prior cases reported. To our knowledge, only one prior case of AICD-associated