A Mother Brings Her Child in to the Clinic for Scalp

A mother brings her child in to the clinic for scalp and hair examination. She says that the child has developed irregularly shaped patches on her head with broken-off, stublike hair, and she is worried that this could be some form of premature baldness. She tells the nurse that the child's hair is always kept very short. The nurse reassures her by telling her that it is:

A) folliculitis and that it can be treated with an antibiotic.
B) traumatic alopecia that can be treated with antifungal medications.
C) tinea capitis,which is highly contagious and needs immediate treatment.
D) trichotillomania,which may be caused by her child habitually twirling her hair in an absent-minded way.