Hematohidrosis in 15th Century Renaissance Art and a Review of Modern Literature
Shyer Wern Goh,
Wen Hon Darren Wee,
Wen Xin Rachel Chua
et al.
Abstract:Hematohidrosis, or hematidrosis, is a rare medical condition characterized by blood oozing from the intact skin in the absence of a bleeding problem. 1 Prior to modern-day medical literature, these phenomena had been captured in Renaissance and also present-day artwork. While the purpose of medical literature is to aid healthcare professionals and patients in the better understanding and treatment of disease, a significant proportion of Renaissance art commissioned by the church depicted scenes from the Bible,… Show more
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