A mother brings her child into the clinic for an examination of the scalp and hair.She states that the child has developed irregularly shaped patches with broken-off,stublike hair in some places; she is worried that this condition could be some form of premature baldness.The nurse tells her that it is:

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Trichotillomania,self-induced hair loss,is usually due to habit.It forms irregularly shaped patches with broken-off,stublike hairs of varying lengths.A person is never completely bald.It occurs as a child absentmindedly rubs or twirls the area while falling asleep,reading,or watching television.(See Table 12-12,Abnormal Conditions of Hair,for descriptions of the other terms.)

A Mother Brings Her Child into the Clinic for an Examination