Biomaterial Database

Waardenburg's syndrome. Report of a case with nasal atresia. 1991

H Holmström, and F Santanelli

Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Göteborg, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Sweden.

A 20-year-old man with Waardenburg's syndrome presented with breathing difficulties and aesthetic problems with the nose. He was successfully treated with composite grafts from the auricles.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009666	Nose	A part of the upper respiratory tract. It contains the organ of SMELL. The term includes the external nose, the nasal cavity, and the PARANASAL SINUSES.	External Nose,External Noses,Nose, External,Noses,Noses, External
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D014849	Waardenburg Syndrome	Rare, autosomal dominant disease with variable penetrance and several known clinical types. Characteristics may include depigmentation of the hair and skin, congenital deafness, heterochromia iridis, medial eyebrow hyperplasia, hypertrophy of the nasal root, and especially dystopia canthorum. The underlying cause may be defective development of the neural crest (neurocristopathy). Waardenburg's syndrome may be closely related to piebaldism. Klein-Waardenburg Syndrome refers to a disorder that also includes upper limb abnormalities.	Klein-Waardenburg Syndrome,Waardenburg's Syndrome,Klein Syndrome,Klein's Syndrome,Waardenburg Syndrome Type 1,Waardenburg Syndrome Type 3,Waardenburg Syndrome with Dystopia Canthorum,Waardenburg Syndrome with Upper Limb Anomalies,Waardenburg Syndrome, Type 1,Waardenburg Syndrome, Type 3,Waardenburg Syndrome, Type III,Waardenburg's Syndrome Type 1,Waardenburg-Klein Syndrome,White Forelock (Poliosis) Syndrome with Multiple Congenital Malformations,Klein Waardenburg Syndrome,Kleins Syndrome,Syndrome, Klein,Syndrome, Klein's,Syndrome, Klein-Waardenburg,Syndrome, Waardenburg,Syndrome, Waardenburg's,Syndrome, Waardenburg-Klein,Waardenburg Klein Syndrome,Waardenburgs Syndrome