nicotine stomatitis
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Related to nicotine stomatitis: tobacco pouch keratosis
nic·o·tine sto·ma·ti·tis
heat-stimulated lesions, usually on the palate, that begin with erythema and progress to multiple white papules with a red dot in the center. The red dot represents a dilated, inflamed salivary duct orifice.
nicotine stomatitis
, stomatitis nicotinaFissuring and the formation of hyperkeratotic papules on the palate, usually caused by habitual pipe smoking. It is a form of precancer.
See also: stomatitis
nic·o·tine sto·ma·ti·tis
(nikŏ-tēn stōmă-tītis)Heat-stimulated lesions, usually on palate, which begin with erythema and progress to multiple white papules with a red dot in the center. The red dot represents a dilated, inflamed salivary duct orifice.