title: Waardenburg syndrome: a report of three cases.
abstract: Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a rare autosomally inherited and genetically heterogeneous disorder of neural crest cell development with distinct cutaneous manifestations. Based on the clinical presentations, four subtypes of the disease are recognized. A careful clinical evaluation is required to differentiate various types of WS and other associated auditory-pigmentary syndromes. We describe a case series of WS to highlight the wide spectrum of manifestations of the syndrome including a rare association.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology, & Leprosy, R. G. Kar Medical College, Khudiram Bose Sarani, Kolkata, India. dr_skghosh@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Sudip Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Debabrata
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Arghyaprasun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Surajit Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Rajesh Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Mandal
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D013576:Syndactyly / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D014849:Waardenburg Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics