Waardenburg syndrome

Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a disorder characterized by varying degrees of deafness and minor defects in structures arising from neural crest, including pigmentation anomalies of eyes, hair, and skin. WS is classified into four clinical and genetic phenotypes.

Albinism

An abnormal reduction in the amount of pigmentation (reduced or absent) of skin, hair and eye (iris and retina).


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PMID (PMCID)
28979623
(5622833)
 FEMALE
[Piebaldisme: a rare genodermatosis].
Debbarh FZ, Mernissi FZ.
Pan Afr Med J. 2017;27:221.
A white lock of hair on the forehead could be seen in 80% of cases The differential diagnosis includes vitiligo, albinism and Waardenburg syndrome.
21915450
 MALE Child
[Waardenburg syndrome type I: case report].
Silva PC, Rangel P, Couto A Jr.
Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2011;74(3):209-10.
Regarding different diagnosis, we may list: other causes of non-progressive auditory-pigmentary disorder comprising congenital sensorineural hearing loss, other types of Waardenburg syndrome, piebaldism, albinism, vitiligo and Teitz syndrome.