Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome /hərmän′skē po͝od′läk/ [F. Hermansky, Czechoslovakian internist, 20th century; P. Pudlak, Czechoslovakian internist, 20th century] , an autosomal-recessive form of albinism, with a predisposition to hemorrhage secondary to a platelet defect and accumulation of a ceroid-like substance in the reticuloendothelial system, oral mucosa, and urine.
