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MeSH Heading: Koro
Tree Number(s): F01.470.132.150.500
Unique ID: D016911
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016911
Annotation: a depersonalization disorder; do not confuse with KURU, a neurological disorder; specify ethnic group if pertinent; check tag MALE
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.
Entry Term(s): Genital Retraction Syndrome; Koro Syndrome
Previous Indexing: Anxiety, Castration (1976-1991); Delusions (1983-1991); Depersonalization Disorder (1969-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/30
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

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immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

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prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

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.
Terms: Koro Preferred Term
Term UI T050631
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Genital Retraction Syndrome
Term UI T001093017
Date12/10/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Koro Syndrome
Term UI T001108309
Date06/30/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022)

Koro MeSH Descriptor Data 2023