Case Report of a Patient with Waardenburg Syndrome

Objective: Waardenburg Syndrome (WS) is a very rare condition and sparsely reported in the African Continent. WS causes significant morbidity, especially regarding Congenital Hearing Loss.
Case: A 10-year-old girl reported to our clinic with congenital hearing loss and the inability to speak. The girl also had a patch of white hair on the front and deep blue eyes. An Otoacoustic Emission (OAE) test and High-Resolution CT of the Temporal bone were done. Congenital Hearing loss was confirmed, and counselling was done for the child to develop alternative communication methods.

Paediatrics. Otorhinolaryngology.

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