Koro and schizophrenia in Singapore.
A case of Koro is described in an elderly person with associated inguinal hernia and schizophrenia. Its aetiology and origin are traced in Chinese culture, to the Chin Dynasty. A nosology for the classification of Koro Syndrome is proposed.
D000368:Aged; D001009:Anxiety, Castration / Q000150:complications*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*