Tonsillar mucormycosis in an immunocompetent young woman: a case report

Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection primarily affecting immunocompromised patients. We present a rare case of isolated oropharyngeal mucormycosis in a 33-year-old immunocompetent female with no past medical history and no traditional risk factors who presented with a persistent sore throat and was initially diagnosed following tonsillectomy. After four weeks of intravenous amphotericin B followed by oral posaconazole, she showed complete recovery. This case highlights the importance of considering mucormycosis in the differential diagnosis of persistent oropharyngeal lesions even in immunocompetent individuals and emphasizes the effectiveness of combined surgical and antifungal therapy.