Waardenburg Syndrome Type I in an Iranian Female.

Background: waardenburg syndrome (ws) is a rare, autosomal dominant disorder characterized by congenital hearing loss; dystopia canthorum; broad nasal root; depigmantation of hair, skin or both; and heterochromic iris. ws is classified into four types, ws1, ws2, ws3 and ws4. in this paper, we report a new case of waardenburg syndrome type i in an iranian female.case presentation: this report describes a two-year-old female with waardenburg syndrome type i with features such as unilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss, white forelock, dystopia canthorum, broad nasal root, hypopigmentation of skin and scalp defect.conclusion: as no treatment is available for patients with ws1, conservative treatments such as skin graft and referral to a hearing specialist are crucial for the normal development of patients.