title: [Hashimoto's thyroiditis presenting as a "hot nodule"].
abstract: Hashimoto thyroiditis is clinically the most variable thyroid disease. We describe a case presenting as "hot nodule". This unusual scintigraphic appearance and its possible explanation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: I Divisione Medica, Ospedale S. Spirito, Roma.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Giammarco
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mariani
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Romeo
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000002:abnormalities; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013974:Thyroxine
vernacular_title: Tiroidite di Hashimoto presentatasi come "nodulo caldo".