The Tygerberg score is a clinical decision tool that allows the clinician to decide whether

pericarditis Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, the fibrous sac surrounding the heart. Symptoms typically include sudden onset of sharp chest pain, which may also be felt in the shoulders, neck, or back. The pain is typically less severe when sit ...

is due to

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...

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 <10 × 10⁹/l (3 points) A total score of 6 or more is highly suggestive that tuberculosis is the cause of the pericarditis.

References

* {{cite journal , vauthors=Reuter H, Burgess L, van Vuuren W, Doubell A , title=Diagnosing tuberculous pericarditis , journal=Q J Med , year=2006 , volume=99 , pages=827–39 , pmid=17121764 , issue=12 , doi=10.1093/qjmed/hcl123 , doi-access=free Tuberculosis Medical scales