Chronic koro-like symptoms - two case reports.
BACKGROUND
Koro is a culture bound syndrome, which has been reported usually from Asian countries. It has been described as an acute, brief lasting illness, which often occurs in epidemics. There is no description in literature of a chronic form of this syndrome.


METHODS
Two sporadic cases with koro-like symptoms from East India are presented where the illness had a chronic course with durations spanning more than ten years. In contrast to acute, good prognosis, psycho-education responsive form that is usually seen in epidemics; the chronic form, appeared to be associated with greater morbidity and poorer response to interventions.


CONCLUSIONS
There is a possibility of a chronic form of koro syndrome.
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Nilamadhab
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Wolverhampton Primary Care Trust, Corner House Resource Centre, 300, Dunstall Road, Wolverhampton, WV6 0NZ, United Kingdom. nmadhab@yahoo.com
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D016911:Koro / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome