Conclusion it is helpful to the diagnosis and treatment of thyroiditis to differentiate the nodular changes of subacute and chronic thyroiditis from nodular goiter.

Objective To study the relationship b, : tween of iodine and lymphocytic thyroiditis.

Results The medicinal cake-separated moxibustion could effectively improve the thyroid function and immunological function in the patient of Hashimoto's disease (P< 0.01).