Spirometrics alterations in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis sequelae

The sequelae tuberculosis lung is a frequent diagnosis with lung function limitation that might have a study. Objective: To determine the spirometry pattern in the hospitalized patients and get theirs severity and bronchodilator answer. Material and Methods: It´s a descriptive, transversal retrospective study; we reviewed 104 spirometries. Results: The average age was 51,2. The reason to hospitalize was infectious bronchorrea in 75%, dispnea in 74.04% and hemoptysis in 30.77%. The FVC was 109%; FEV1 72.9%; FEV1%FVC 57%; CVIF% 59.7%; FEF25-27%, 31.4%. The spirometric results were normal in 16.35%; obstructive in 79.81% and non-obstructive (restrictive) in 13.46%. There was bronchodilator answer in 28.92% of the obstructive pattern. There was an inverse correlation (p<0.05) between dispnea and CIVF. Conclusions: The obstructive spirometry pattern without bronchodilator answer was the most frequent spirometric pattern in patient with sequelae tuberculosis lung. There is an inverse relation between dispnea and inspiratory capacity.