Alexander J. Stratigos

Waardenburg syndrome (ICD-9-CM 270.2) Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? Waardenburg’s syndrome (WS) was first described in 1951 by Waardenburg, a Dutch ophthalmologist. It is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder characterized by piebaldism (congenital poliosis and leukoderma), pigmentary abnormalities of the iris, lateral displacement of the inner canthi of the eyes (dystopia canthorum) and sensorineural…