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 &gt;40 g/L (3 points)
 * 5) Blood leukocyte count &lt;10 × 109/l (3 points)

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