| Descriptor English: | Koro | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Koro
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Koro | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Koro | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Genital Retraction Syndrome Koro Syndrome |
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| Tree number(s): |
F01.470.132.150.500 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016911 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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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| Annotation: | a depersonalization disorder; do not confuse with KURU, a neurological disorder; specify ethnic group if pertinent; check tag MALE |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Anxiety, Castration (1976-1991) Delusions (1983-1991) Depersonalization Disorder (1969-1991) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 92 |
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| History Note: | 92 |
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| DeCS ID: | 30019 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D016911 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1992/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1991/05/30 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 1997/06/20 |
Koro
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0025733 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Koro |
| Entry term(s) |
Genital Retraction Syndrome Koro Syndrome |
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