Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 222

LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 222. Question 1 What was the Great Singapore Penis Panic of 1967 all about? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1134957606'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1134957606')) The false belief one’s male appendage was shrinking and may finally retract into the abdomen and disappear.  Also known as ‘Koro’ (a term believed to stem from the Malay word kura, which means “head of turtle.”). There have been a number of penis panic cases throughout the years: 15th and 16th Century Europe whereby witches would steal male members and hide them in bird nests. In China there were a series of epidemic outbursts in 1948, 1955, 1966, and 1974, whenever there was social tension or impending disaster. The 1984–1985 epidemics lasted for over a year and affected over 3,000 persons in 16 cities and counties. In October and November of 1967, Singapore’s General Hospital treated a total of 454 men who believed their penises were shrinking. Many patients suffered genuine and severe physical injuries due to the rubber bands, chopsticks, clamps, and clothes pegs they used to secur...
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