This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Surgery
Curling's ulcer are associated with: September 2005, March 2013 (e) 
Select and explain. 
A. Patient with gastrinoma, B. Head injuries, C. Burns, D. Analgesic overdosage
C: Burns
Answer: C: Burns 
Explanation: Ans. C: Burns Curling's ulcer is an acute peptic ulcer of the duodenum resulting as a complication from severe burns when reduced plasma volume leads to sloughing of the gastric mucosa. The condition was first described in 1823 and named for a doctor, Thomas Blizard Curling, who observed ten such patients in 1842. A similar condition involving elevated intracranial pressure is known as Cushing ulcer.