Watson syndrome
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Very rare. Allelic variant of neurofibromatosis type I (NF1 gene on 17q11.2) that combines:
- cafe au lait spots,
- pulmonary valvular stenosis
- mental retardation
- short stature.
Macrocephaly and Lisch iridial nodules (coloured iridial hamartoma detectable to slit lamp examination, in 85-90% of the children over the age of 10 years) are frequently found, and 30% of patients present with neurofibromas.
Anesthetic implications:
pulmonary stenosis
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Updated: August 2018