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 (1 point)
  2. Night sweats (1 point)
  3. Fever (2 points)
  4. Serum globulin >40 g/l (3 points)
  5. Blood leukocyte count <10 × 109/l (3 points)

A total score of 6 or more is highly suggestive that tuberculosis is the cause of the pericarditis.

References
  • Reuter H, Burgess L, van Vuuren W, Doubell A (2006). "Diagnosing tuberculous pericarditis". Q J Med. 99 (12): 827–39. doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcl123. PMID 17121764.
  • Tygerberg Hospital
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