Koro-like symptoms in two Greek men.
Τίτλος | Koro-like symptoms in two Greek men. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Authors | Ntouros, E., Ntoumanis A., Bozikas V. Panteleimo, Donias S., Giouzepas I., & Garyfalos G. |
Journal | BMJ Case Rep |
Volume | 2010 |
Date Published | 2010 |
ISSN | 1757-790X |
Abstract | Koro syndrome is a psychiatric disorder characterised, in its typical form, by acute and intense anxiety, with complaints in men of a shrinking penis or fear of its retraction into the abdomen and resultant death. Initially, this syndrome was described as a culture specific disorder. Sporadic cases referred to as the koro-like syndrome have been observed in western countries recently. They are more likely to appear in the context of a psychiatric or neurological disorder. The clinical course of culture bound koro syndrome is usually self limited, but in some cases it can be transient or take on a chronic or recurrent form, lasting from days to weeks, months or even years. We present two cases, one of a middle aged man whose koro-like symptoms have persisted for over 18 years in a relapse mode that is rarely observed, and one of a young schizophrenic, who also exhibits koro-like symptoms. |
DOI | 10.1136/bcr.08.2008.0679 |
Alternate Journal | BMJ Case Rep |
PubMed ID | 22419951 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC3029136 |