The treatment of koro, the shrinking penis disease, may be a case in point as. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. A case report is presented of a korolike syndrome in a 34yearold bedouin. Koro is a culture bound syndrome, which has been reported usually from asian countries. The syndrome is actually two separate conditions that can occur at the same time. Koro can also be referred to as nipple retraction syndrome when it affects females.
Symptoms can include an abnormally fast heartbeat, palpitations, shortness of breath, lightheadedness, or syncope. Wernickekorsakoff syndrome wks is a type of brain disorder caused by a lack of vitamin b1, or thiamine. Pdf as a culturalbound syndrome, koro is described in the dsmiv as an episode of. Koro is similar to, but nevertheless distinct from, the chinese syndrome which carries its name and serves as the transcultural prototype. Coping with koro or the fear of genital retraction verywell mind. Keeping culturebound syndromes in cultural context. The anxiety subsides quickly when a culturally acceptable treatment is used.
However, it is very rare among females of these regions. A new study published in the british medical journal in april 2020 suggests that the number of people infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 sarscov2 is astonishingly. Koro syndrome, anxiety disorder, culturebound syndrome, genital retraction two cases of koro syndrome hakan atalay hakan atalay md. Pdf koro is largely considered to be a culturespecific psychiatric disorder occurring primarily in southeast asian. About 40% of people with the electrical problem never develop symptoms. The treatment approaches can be divided into four main avenues. The koro syndrome is a triad of deepseated fear of penile shrinkage, its disappearance. The treatment of koro syndrome and korolike symptoms depends on its aetiology. Koro, a culturebound psychogenic illness characterized by fear of.
Chronic koro like syndrome kls in recurrent depressive disorder as a variant of cotards delusion in an italian male. Koro is sometimes referred to as genital retraction syndrome. The unprecedented inclusion of culturebound syndromes in dsmiv provides the opportunity for highlighting the need to study such syndromes and the occasion for developing a research agenda to study them. Wolffparkinsonwhite syndrome wpws is a disorder due to a specific type of problem with the electrical system of the heart which has resulted in symptoms. At the time of this writing, he was a fellow in the. Korolike syndrome in a bedouin man abstract psychopathology.
Koro, korolike syndrome, genital retraction syndrome. For language access assistance, contact the ncats public information officer. Koro is the fear of a man penis womans nipples shrinking and gradually absorbed by hisher body. Indigenous koro, a genital retraction syndrome of insular. Genetic and rare diseases information center gard po box 8126, gaithersburg, md 208988126 tollfree. The koro syndrome is a triad of deepseated fear of penile shrinkage, its disappearance into the abdomen and consequent death. Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report.
Antihypertensive drugs may protect against covid19 in. Bandinelli pl, trevisi m, kotzalidis gd, manfredi g, rapinesi c, ducci g. The culturebound syndromes, among which koro is a classic example, are. Koro genetic and rare diseases information center gard. For sporadic koro, the underlying neuropsychiatric disorder. Two cases of koro syndrome or anxiety disorder associated with genital retraction fear article pdf available in turk psikiyatri dergisi turkish journal of psychiatry 183. Manualiv apa, 1994 generated protests among cultural and social psychiatrists.
Pdf two cases of koro syndrome or anxiety disorder. The lancet originally published as volume 2, issue 8308. Antihypertensive drugs may protect against covid19 in heart. Koroa genital retraction syndrome oxford clinical psychology. This article gave an excellent example of how a man discovers he is infected with koro. Testing one, two, three over 75% of people with covid19. A blotterlike the similar term paperstaineris a writer who is not doing much more than. Wig in a 1960 issue of the indian journal of clinical and social psychiatry, and then by dr.
If you have problems viewing pdf files, download the latest version of adobe reader. Moreover, koro can occur as individualized cases or fullblown epidemics. Koro, a disorder characterized by complaints of genital hyperinvolution and fear of impending death, is found to be indigenous to certain populations of insular southeast asia. Koro, used synonymously for genital retraction syndromes and controversially discussed as.