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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 173-175 |
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Waardenburg syndrome type 2
Rohini P Gaikwad1, Samipa Mukherjee2, Abhijit Saha3, Poonam Naphade4
1 Department of Dermatology, M.I.M.E.R Medical College, Talegaon Dabhade, India
2 Department of Dermatology, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
3 Pediatric Dermatology Unit, Rita Skin Foundation, Salt Lake, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
4 Consultant Dermatologist, Pushp Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Samipa Mukherjee
Department of Dermatology, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru . 560 002, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: Nil, Conflict of Interest: None declared.  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2319-7250.160667
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Waardenburg syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by sensorineural deafness with pigmentary anomalies and defects of the neural crest cells transmitted in an autosomal dominant fashion. Depending on the deformities caused by the disease some patients may need a multi-disciplinary approach while some may not need any treatment. Based on associated characteristics found and variable mutations there are four types of the syndrome. Here, we report a case of an 11-year-old male child who was found to have this disorder when a school survey was conducted at the school for deaf and dumb. It was also noted that there was generalized follicular hyperkeratosis, which could be a co-incidental finding.
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