(1) Background: home-based spirometry, as a form of telemedicine in pulmonology, was previously successfully implemented in clinical practice in developed countries. However, experiences from developing countries are lacking. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and feasibility of home-based spirometry in patients with interstitial lung diseases from Serbia. (2) Methods: 10 patients were given a personal hand-held spirometer with operating instructions and asked to perform daily domiciliary spirometry for the next 24 weeks. The K-BILD questionnaire was used to assess patients’ quality of life, while the questionnaire designed specifically for this study was used to assess their attitudes toward and satisfaction with domiciliary spirometry. (3) Results: there was a significant positive correlation between office- and home-based spirometry at the beginning (r = 0.946; p < 0.001) and end of the study (r = 0.719; p = 0.019). The compliance rate was nearly 70%. The domiciliary spirometry did not affect patients’ overall quality of life or anxiety levels, as measured via different domains of the K-BILD. Patients expressed positive experiences and high satisfaction with the home spirometry program. (4) Conclusions: home-based spirometry may represent a reliable form of spirometry, exploited in routine clinical practice; however, additional research in developing countries with a larger sample size is required.

Introduction. Among infectious diseases, tuberculosis ranks first in terms of morbidity and mortality. It mainly affects the lungs, but it can affect any organ in the body. Case Report. A 29-year old female patient, bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccinated, human immunodeficiency virus-negative, non-smoker, active athlete, presented with magnetic resonance imaging of the spine indicating vertebral body collapse of Th10 with signs of intraosseous infiltration, extraosseous prevertebral, and extracorporeal spread into the spinal canal. Corpectomy of Th10 and Th11 with an anterior fusion of Th9-12 was performed by neurosurgical intervention. Histopathological examination of the vertebral body confirmed a necrotic granulomatous inflammation. No acid-fast bacilli were seen by Ziehl-Neelsen staining, while Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture was positive. Chest X-ray and computed tomography were normal, induced sputum smear microscopy was negative for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The antituberculosis therapy lasted for 12 months. Conclusion. Spinal tuberculosis is a differential diagnostic problem in relation to pyogenic infections and metastatic bone tumors.