Waardenburg's syndrome.
Three children in a family of five presented with heterochromia iridis, lateral displacement of inner canthi and varying degrees of sensorineural deafness. All the 3 showed iris atrophy. The father of the children had only heterochromia iridis. A diagnosis of Waardenburg's syndrome Type I was made in the children with the father probably representing a forme fruste of the condition.
Department of Dermatology, Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital, Madras - 600 003, India.
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