Question

Difference between tobacco pouch keratosis and leukoplakia

Answer 1

Smokeless tobacco keratosis(abbreviated to STK, also termed snuff dippers' keratosis, smokeless tobacco-associated keratosis, snuff pouch, snuff dipper's lesion, tobacco pouch keratosis, or spit tobacco keratosis) is a condition which develops on the oral mucosa (the lining of the mouth) in response to smokeless ...

Answer 2

Tobacco pouch keratosis and Leukoplakia are both oral related conditions in which unusual colored patches formed inside your oral cavity due to the excessive use of tobacco.

Tobacco pouch keratosis, also known as smokeless tobacco keratosis is caused by excess use of smokeless tobacco. The white colored patch appear at the point where tobacco is placed inside the mouth cavity whereas in Leukoplakia, unusual patches appear on your tongue and around the lining of your oral cavity. These patches may vary in color and appearance; from white to gray and hard to raised. Sometimes they have a hairy appearance but that is only in the case of hairy leukoplakia.

One way or another, both of them are caused by tobacco usage and play a role in causing mouth cancer.