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Preferred Label : koro;

MeSH definition : A culture-specific acute delusional syndrome occurring mostly in the Malay people and Southern Chinese. The syndrome is characterized by the individual's sudden experience of depersonalization depicted by the belief that his penis is shrinking into his abdomen and that he will die when this occurs. Although generally classified as a culture-specific syndrome, koro may be no more than a variant of castration anxiety (ANXIETY, CASTRATION) as it has been described in non-Asian patients.;

MeSH synonym : Genital Retraction Syndrome; Genital Retraction Syndromes; Syndrome, Genital Retraction; Koro Syndrome; Koro Syndromes; Syndrome, Koro;

MeSH annotation : a depersonalization disord; do not confuse with KURU, a neurol dis; specify ethnic group (IM) if pertinent; check tag MALE; a depersonalization disorder; do not confuse with KURU, a neurological disorder; specify ethnic group if pertinent; check tag MALE;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koro;

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A culture-specific acute delusional syndrome occurring mostly in the Malay people and Southern Chinese. The syndrome is characterized by the individual's sudden experience of depersonalization depicted by the belief that his penis is shrinking into his abdomen and that he will die when this occurs. Although generally classified as a culture-specific syndrome, koro may be no more than a variant of castration anxiety (ANXIETY, CASTRATION) as it has been described in non-Asian patients.

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03/05/2025


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