title: Sucralfate therapy for lye-induced esophagitis.
abstract: Sucralfate is a recently introduced drug that has received acceptance as a nonsystemic, locally active antiulcer agent used in the treatment of duodenal ulcer disease. In addition, sucralfate has been used for the treatment of gastric ulcer and a variety of other gastrointestinal diseases. However, the use of sucralfate to treat caustic esophagitis has not been clinically investigated, and a review of the literature yielded scant information (1). Herein, we report our experience with sucralfate in the treatment of a case of lye-induced esophagitis.
authors.affiliation: Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Reno, Nevada.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Budhraja
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D002424:Caustics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004724:Endoscopy; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008191:Lye / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013392:Sucralfate / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D002424:Caustics; D008191:Lye; D013392:Sucralfate