Surgical Ulcers

Question 1

What is a peptic ulcer?

Answer 1

General term for gastric and duodenal ulcer disease

Question 2

What is a Curling’s ulcer?

Answer 2

Gastric ulcer after burn injury

Question 3

What is a Cushing’s ulcer?

Answer 3

Peptic ulcer after neurologic insult

Question 4

What is a Dieulafoy’s ulcer?

Answer 4

Pinpoint gastric mucosal defect bleeding from underlying arterial vessel malformation

Question 5

What is a Marjolin’s ulcer?

Answer 5

Squamous cell carcinoma ulceration overlying chronic osteomyelitis or burn scar

Question 6

What is an aphthous ulcer?

Answer 6

GI tract ulcer seen in Crohn’s disease

Question 7

What is a marginal ulcer?

Answer 7

Mucosal ulcer seen at a site of GI tract anastomosis

Question 8

What is a decubitus ulcer?

Answer 8

Skin or subcutaneous ulceration from pressure necrosis, classically on the buttocks or sacrum

Question 9

What is a venous stasis ulcer?

Answer 9

Skin ulceration on medial malleolus causes by venous stasis of a lower extremity

Question 10

What is a LE arterial insufficiency ulcer?

Answer 10

Skin ulcer usually located on the toes or feet