Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Cardiovascular Diseases (ICCvD 2021)

A Rare Case Report: Waardenburg Syndrome

Authors
Mita Rahma1, Nabila Nabila1, Veby Novri Yendri2, *
1Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: 117110411@uii.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Veby Novri Yendri
Available Online 19 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-048-0_27How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Waardenburg Syndrome; Sensorineural Hearing Loss; Pigmentation Defect
Abstract

Hearing loss is one of the most common congenital disorders. Hearing loss in early childhood will impair speech and language development. Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by sensorineural deafness associated with pigmentary anomalies and various defects on neural crest derived tissues. Waardenburg syndrome is classified into four types based on their phenotypic characteristics. Clinical signs of WS include sensorineural deafness, dystopia canthorum and hypopigmentation of the iris, skin, and hair.This report presents a case of Waardenburg Syndrome at the Otorhinolaryngology Clinic, Hospital of Universitas Islam Indonesia which was found in April 2021. An 11-month-old child was referred for investigation of speech delay etiology. The mother’s pregnancy history did not reveal any infection or accompanying severe disease. The patient is an only child, and no one in the family has experienced anything similar. Physical examination showed pigmentary abnormality of the iris and a flat nose bridge. An otoacoustic emission (OAE) test and Brain Evoked Response Auditory (BERA) were performed and revealed sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL).Waardenburg syndrome is a rare genetic disorder. Diagnosis can be established based on physical examination and audiology examination so that early intervention can be done to improve speech and language development.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Cardiovascular Diseases (ICCvD 2021)
Series
Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date
19 December 2022
ISBN
10.2991/978-94-6463-048-0_27
ISSN
2468-5739
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-048-0_27How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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