Which ulcer is associated with extensive burn injury?

Curling ulcer is a type of ulcer which is associated with very stressful conditions of the brain. It is also known as the stress ulcer. the ulcer is usually as a result of complications from severe burns when reduced plasma volumes leads to Ischemia and sloughing of gastric mucosa.

Ulcer is a lesion or wound to various body tissues, such as your skin or it could be in your intestines. A Curling's ulcer is a type of ulcer to the duodenum which is part of the upper gastrointestinal tract. It is often times a complication brought about from severe burns or cases of trauma in the body.

When a person suffers from massive severe burns, there would be a tendency of decrease in blood supply towards the intestines which would lead to intestinal necrosis that eventually results to ulcer formation.