title: Sporadic Koro and marital dysharmony.
abstract: A case of Koro is described in a Malaysian Chinese man in the setting of martial dysharmony and sexual rejection. A distinction is suggested between the epidemic form of Koro and the Koro symptom occurring sporadically. Existence of the sporadic Koro syndrome is discussed and a unified classificatory system is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.lastname: Adityanjee
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Zain
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001009:Anxiety, Castration / Q000523:psychology*; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D012059:Rejection, Psychology; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications