Tygerberg score


The Tygerberg score is a clinical decision tool that allows the clinician to decide whether pericarditis is due to tuberculosis or not. It uses five variables:
  1. Weight loss
  2. Night sweats
  3. Fever
  4. Serum globulin >40 g/l
  5. Blood leukocyte count <10 × 109/l
A total score of 6 or more is highly suggestive that tuberculosis is the cause of the pericarditis.