Koro presenting as acute and transient psychosis: implications for classification

Asian J Psychiatr. 2014 Aug:10:116-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2014.03.008. Epub 2014 Mar 27.

Authors

Parthasarathy Ramamourty¹, Vikas Menon², Muraleedharan Aparna³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605006, India.
² Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605006, India. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Department of Anatomy, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605006, India.

PMID: 25042966
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2014.03.008

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use*
Diagnosis, Differential
Haloperidol / therapeutic use
Humans
Koro / diagnosis*
Koro / drug therapy
Male
Promethazine / therapeutic use
Psychotic Disorders / diagnosis*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antipsychotic Agents
Promethazine
Haloperidol