%0 Journal Article
%T Waardenburg syndrome type I- a rare case report
%A Gurmit Singh
%A Kunal Ahya
%A Dhananjay Y Shrikhande
%A Suhas Patil
%J International Journal of Students' Research
%D 2011
%I International Journal of Students' Research
%R 10.5549/ijsr.1.1.29-31
%X Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is an inherited autosomal dominant disorder characterized by varying degrees of hearing loss and pigmentary anomalies affecting the eye, hair, skin. It is a rare syndrome affecting about 1 in 42,000 individuals. We herein report a case of WS type I in an 8 day old neonate, which to the best knowledge of the authors is the youngest reported case in literature. Key Words: Waardenburg syndrome, white forelock, sensorineural deafness, Piebaldism
%U http://www.ijsronline.com/index.php/IJSR/article/view/30/209