Stress Sweats Blood

Hematohidrosis is a condition in which capillary blood vessels that feed the sweat glands rupture, causing them to exude blood, and occurs under conditions of extreme physical or emotional stress (Patel & Mahajan, 2010). The famous case of Hematohidrosis is Jesus Christ's bout with Hematohidrosis in the Garden of Gethsemane, "And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground" (Luke 22:44 NKJV). What was Jesus' agony, and what caused that agony? "Acute fear and intense mental contemplation are the most frequent causes, as reported in six cases in men condemned to execution" (Patel & Mahajan, 2010, p. 31).

Patel, R. M., & Mahajan, S. (2010). Hematohidrosis: A rare clinical entity. Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 1(1), 30-32.