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Koro: the delusion of penile retraction.

G S Ungvari1, R S Mullen.   

Abstract

Koro is a psychiatric syndrome in which the patient is convinced his penis is retracting. A case of koro is described. The literature and proper approach to such patients are briefly summarized.

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Year:  1994        PMID： 8197657     DOI： 10.1016/0090-4295(94)90160-0

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Urology        ISSN： 0090-4295            Impact factor:   2.649


  2 in total

1.  Koro-like symptoms in two Greek men.

Authors:  Evangelos Ntouros; Athanasios Ntoumanis; Vasilios Panteleimon Bozikas; Stamatis Donias; Ioannis Giouzepas; Georgios Garyfalos
Journal:  BMJ Case Rep       Date:  2010-03-15

Review 2.  [The syndrome of genital retraction from a transcultural psychiatric point of view. Chinese suo yang, Indonesian koro and non-Asian forms (koro-like symptoms)].

Authors:  R W Freudenmann; C Schönfeldt-Lecuona
Journal:  Nervenarzt       Date:  2005-05       Impact factor: 1.214
  2 in total

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