Tygerberg score
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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:
A total score of 6 or more is highly suggestive that tuberculosis is the cause of the pericarditis.
Pericarditis
Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium . A characteristic chest pain is often present.The causes of pericarditis are varied, including viral infections of the pericardium, idiopathic causes, uremic pericarditis, bacterial infections of the precardium Pericarditis is an inflammation of...
is due to tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
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
A total score of 6 or more is highly suggestive that tuberculosis is the cause of the pericarditis.