title: Hashimoto's thyroiditis presenting as hot and cold nodules.
abstract: A case of Hashimoto's thyroiditis is presented. I-123 thyroid scintigraphy demonstrated a hot nodule in the left lobe and a cold nodule in the right, which was well visualized by Tl-201 imaging. This unusual scintigraphic appearance is demonstrated, and its possible explanation discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Nuclear King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sulimani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: el-Desouki
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes