tygerberg score 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: 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) tygerberg scorepurposehelps decide whether pericarditis is due to tuberculosis a total score of 6 or more is highly suggestive that tuberculosis is the cause of the pericarditis.