Waardenburg syndrome (redirected from Waardenburg syndrome type 4)

Waar·den·burg syndrome (wôrdn-bûrg, vär-)

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An inherited syndrome marked by displacement of the medial canthi and lacrimal puncta, a broad nasal bridge, multicolored or hyperpigmented irises, cochlear deafness, and a white forelock.

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Waardenburg syndrome

Klein-Waardenberg syndrome Audiology An AD condition characterized by sensorineural deafness and partial albinism, a wide nasal bridge due to the lateral displacement of inner canthi, pigment defects–eg, white forelock, heterochromic iris–distinctive pale blue color of one or both eyes, leukoderma and defects in balance