Plenty of art out there is strange and filled with disfigurements, most of which we just pass off as creative genius. But what if the subjects of the worlds most famous artworks were really freakin’ crook and none of us cared?
Never fear, a global trend has been sparked in diagnosing the ailments inflicting our most beloved paintings and sculptures.
Nerdy doctors have taken to the socials to let Michael Angelo know that his human figure is in our thoughts and we wish him the speediest of recoveries.
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G25.81: Restless legs syndrome#MedicalizeArt pic.twitter.com/iFfnVmfw1I
— Rudy Foppen (@RudyFoppen) May 30, 2017
Z89.20 Acquired Absence of Upper Limb, Unspecified Level#MedicalizeArt pic.twitter.com/pdXm7yb0Ko
— Mike McInnis, MD (@DrMcInnisDIT) May 30, 2017
4mg Zofran STAT, NPO #medicalizeart pic.twitter.com/Co5GtUacns
— Merris Stambaugh (@MerrisAlden) May 30, 2017
Surgical removal of auricle secondary to recurrent malignant otitis externa. #MedicalizeArt pic.twitter.com/ACckWVoKfs
— hi, i’m med student (@J_Petitjean) May 30, 2017
Digoxin Toxicity #MedicalizeArt pic.twitter.com/OFvZfvPnGI
— Brendan Riordan (@concernecus) May 30, 2017
Finger-to-Nose Intact, No Past-Pointing#MedicalizeArt pic.twitter.com/lFsrmKq8aD
— Mike McInnis, MD (@DrMcInnisDIT) May 30, 2017
Measles #MedicalizeArt pic.twitter.com/UN6oaBOKFO
— Lisa Riege (@LimeSmiles) May 30, 2017
cardiopulmonary resuscitation – CPR
from ancient Egypt 🤔#medicalizeart pic.twitter.com/OnAFHeuJws
— عِـبـيـــد (@M3bied) May 30, 2017
DDX: Red Man Syndrome v acetaldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency #MedicalizeArt pic.twitter.com/n5lXETXDRA
— Ronald Hirsch (@signaturedoc) May 30, 2017
Via Time.