Are warts more common with children with eczema?

Viral warts are very common in all children, especially on the hands
and feet. They are often noticed more readily in children with
eczema because such children are already being seen by doctors
about their eczema and are having their skin examined more
frequently. Warts are not necessarily more common in children –
or adults – with eczema, but there is some evidence that theybecome more numerous once they have been caught. A wart is
actually an virus infection in the skin so scratching will help to
spread it around the skin. In addition, it is thought that skin affected
by eczema is not as efficient as ‘normal’ skin at getting rid of viral
infections so this may also cause them to spread more easily. Warts
are ‘self-limiting’, which means that they will eventually disappear
with no treatment even in the presence of eczema. This can be as
soon as a couple of months or stretch up to a few years for some
people, and having eczema does not mean that they will last any
longer.