Three Cases of Waardenburg's Syndrome in One Family.
- Author:
Ho Kyun SONG
1
;
Dong Eul SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Korea Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adult;
Child, Preschool;
Deafness;
Genetic Diseases, Inborn;
Humans;
Hyperplasia;
Male;
Nuclear Family;
Waardenburg Syndrome*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1987;28(5):1137-1142
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
