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Waardenburg Syndrome Type II- A Case Report

Bharathi Gnanamuthu, Mohan A S, Shavana .

Abstract


Waardenburg syndrome is a rare syndrome,       characterized by lateral displacement of the medial canthi combined with dystopia of the lacrimal punctum , prominent broad nasal root, hypertrichosis of the medial part of the           eyebrows, white forelock, heterochromia iridis, and deaf    mutism. A 32 year  old male with waardenburg syndrome type II, who had the characterstic features of the syndrome, is reported.

 

Keywords: Waardenburg syndrome, Heterochromia iridis, Deaf mutism.


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