Bleeding is the initial manifestation in two thirds of these patients. Similar symptoms, called Cushing ulcers, have been found in trauma patients undergoing encephalocranial or central nervous system surgery. Stress ulcers, which have high mortality rates, are found in other critically ill patients 2.
Hallazgos similares se han presentado en pacientes con trauma encefalocraneano o sometidos a cirugías de sistema nervioso central, úlceras de Cushing, y en pacientes críticamente enfermos, las denominadas úlceras por estrés, con tasas de mortalidad altas por esta complicación 2.