The main causes of flat warts in children are infection and decreased body immune function.
1. Infection: flat warts are caused by human papillomavirus infection, the virus reaches the human skin through direct or indirect contact transmission, or enters the cell through the contact of tiny vesicles. The main ways of transmission are direct contact infection, indirect infection through pollutants, such as needles, brushes, towels and so on.
2. the body’s immune function is reduced: when the body’s immune function is low or trauma, it is more likely to be infected by the virus. hiv infection, kidney transplant, malignant lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, long-term application of a large number of glucocorticoids, etc. can be caused by the body’s immune function is low.
Children suffering from flat warts are advised to go to the hospital for timely treatment.