| Waardenburg's Syndrome in a Boy and Mother. |
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D H Kim, M Y Kim, C S Suh, S Y Kim, J Y Jung |
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Department of Pediatrics, Hae Sung Hospital |
| 모자에서 발생한 Waardenburg 증후군 |
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김동혁, 김목련, 서창석, 김수영, 정진영 |
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현대해성병원 소아과 |
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Received: 2 December 1987 • Accepted: 10 August 1988 |
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| Abstract |
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Waardenburg's syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder which is characterized by (1)
lateral displacement of the medial canthi of the eyes and the inferior lacrimal puncta.
(2) a broad, prominent root of the nose (3) hyperplasia of the medial portions of the eyebrows (4)
white or grey forelock (5) partial or total heterochromia of the irides and (6) deaf-mutism.
The authors experienced 2 patients of this syndrome who were a boy and his mother.
The boy was 3 years old and showed the lateral displacement of the medial canthi of the eyes, light
blue eyes, hyperplasia of the medial portions of the eyebrows, broad root of the nose, and congenital
deafness.
The mother was 31 years old and showed the heterochromia of the irides, the lateral displacement
of the medical canthi of the eyes, the broad root of the nose and white forelock.
The review of the related literature was made briefly. |
| Key Words:
Waardenburgs Syndrome. |
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