J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1987 Oct;28(5):1137-1142.

Three Cases of Waardenburg's Syndrome in One Family

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  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Korea Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Warrdenburg's syndrome, a rare hereditary disease, may be transmitted as an irregular autosomal dominant traits, which is distinguished by lateral displacement of the medial canthi and inferior lacrimal puncta, broad and prominant nasal root, hyperplasia of the medial portions of the eye-brows, white or grey colored forelock, partial or total heterochromia of the irides, congenital deafness, etc. Recently, the authors have experienced three cases of Waardenburg's syndrome in one family. They were 29 year old male, his 4 year old son and 3 year old daughter. We report these interesting cases with a brief review of literatures.


MeSH Terms

Adult
Child, Preschool
Deafness
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Humans
Hyperplasia
Male
Nuclear Family
Waardenburg Syndrome*
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