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What does "tree-in-bud" pattern mean?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Mar 15 8:22pm | Replies (16)
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@pennelope
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The imaging report describes a group of very tiny nodules in the left lower lobe- it looked like scarring from a past infection with a type of Mycobacterium.
There are several types of Mycobacterium- one being tuberculosis. However, this did not look like the pattern of the
Tb bacterium.
Have you been ill?

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pennelope | @pennelope | Mar 14 9:09am

I had double pneumonia a month or so ago and was treated with antibiotics and steroids.
So the tree in bud is a normal thing????
They have referred me to a pulmonary specialist.
My test just said ABNORMAL and then the following
impression:%0A1.%20The%20previously%20seen%20lingular%20infiltrate%20and%20multifocal%20groundglass%20infiltrates%20scattered%20throughout%20the%20lungs%20bilaterally%20have%20resolved.%0A2.%20There%20are%20a%20few%20clusters%20of%20peripheral%20micronodules%20in%20the%20left%20lower%20lobe%20laterally%20with%20a%20'tree-in-bud%22%20pattern,%20likely%20sequelae%20from%20previous%20atypical%20infection%20such%20as%20Mycobacterium%20avium%20complex.

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