Woakes' syndrome
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A syndrome of recurrent nasal polyposis with broadening of the nose due to polyps in early childhood, frontal sinus aplasia, bronchiectasis, and dyscrinia (production of highly-viscous mucus). Also described as deforming nasal polyposis in child with mental retardation. The syndrome appears to be hereditary.
We thank Joseph Constantin, France, for information submitted.
Bibliography
- E. Woakes:
Necrosing ethmoiditis and mucous polypi. The Lancet, London, 1885, 1: 619. - Nasal polypus, with neuralgia, hay fever, and asthma : in relation to ethmoiditis.
Philadelphia, P. Blakiston, 1887. - B. Hellerhals, B. Uthermann:
Woakes’ syndrome: The problem of infantile polyps.
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Limerick, 1979, 1: 79-85. - R. T. Wentges:
Edward Woakes: the history of an eponym.
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology, May 1972, 86 (5): 501-512. - Stanley Jablonski:
Jablonski’s Dictionary of Syndromes & Eponymic diseases.
Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida, 1991.