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Chronic koro-like symptoms - two case reports.

Nilamadhab Kar1

  • 1Wolverhampton Primary Care Trust, Corner House Resource Centre, 300, Dunstall Road, Wolverhampton, WV6 0NZ, United Kingdom. nmadhab@yahoo.com

BMC Psychiatry
|October 14, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Koro syndrome, typically acute, may present in a chronic form. This prolonged illness, observed in East India, shows poorer response to interventions compared to epidemic outbreaks.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Cultural Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Koro is a culture-bound syndrome, predominantly reported in Asian countries.
  • It is characterized as an acute, epidemic-prone illness with a generally good prognosis.
  • Literature lacks descriptions of a chronic Koro syndrome presentation.

Observation:

  • This study presents two sporadic cases of Koro-like symptoms from East India.
  • Both cases exhibited a chronic illness course, persisting for over ten years.
  • These chronic presentations contrast with the typically acute, epidemic-associated form.

Findings:

  • The chronic Koro syndrome appears associated with significantly greater morbidity.
  • Interventions for the chronic form demonstrated a poorer response rate.
  • This suggests a distinct clinical profile for chronic Koro compared to acute presentations.

Implications:

  • The findings suggest the existence of a chronic variant of Koro syndrome.
  • This highlights the need for further research into the phenomenology and treatment of chronic Koro.
  • Recognizing a chronic form can improve diagnostic accuracy and patient management in affected regions.

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