to the editor: The article “Management of Aphthous Ulcers,”1 by Dr. McBride, offers many treatments for this painful malady, to which I would add one I have used—liquid sucralfate (Carafate) held at the ulcer site for about one minute one or two times per day. It has a soothing effect, it is not bad tasting, and it clears the ulcer rapidly.2–4
Letters to the Editor
Liquid Sucralfate in the Management of Aphthous Ulcers
JACK D. LEWIS, M.D.,
330 H. Reams Rd., London, KY 40741
American Family Physician. 2001;64(5):737.
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