[Waardenburg's syndrome and severe cyanotic cardiopathy]

Waardenburg syndrome type I is transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait. The main features are dystopia canthorum, partial pigmentary disorder and perceptive deafness. Osteo-articular and intestinal malformations may be observed. In an affected family, the unusual combination of Waardenburg syndrome and severe congenital heart disease has been observed in a child.