Tygerberg score
Clinical decision tool for pericarditis
title: "Tygerberg score" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["tuberculosis", "medical-scales"] description: "Clinical decision tool for pericarditis" topic_path: "general/tuberculosis" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tygerberg_score" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Clinical decision tool for pericarditis ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Tygerberg score |
| purpose | helps decide whether pericarditis is due to tuberculosis |
| :: |
| name = Tygerberg score | image = | alt = | caption = | pronounce = | purpose =helps decide whether pericarditis is due to tuberculosis | test of = | based on = 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:
- Weight loss (1 point)
- Night sweats (1 point)
- Fever (2 points)
- Serum globulin 40 g/L (3 points)
- Blood leukocyte count
A total score of 6 or more is highly suggestive that tuberculosis is the cause of the pericarditis.
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