Table 2. Keith Edwards score [13]

Feature	0	1	3	Score
Length of illness	Less than 2 weeks	2 to 4 Weeks	More than 4 weeks
Nutritional status	More than 80% line	Between 60-80% line	Less than 60% line
Recent contact history of tuberculosis	No recent contact history	Verbal contact history	Sputum +ve contact history

Add a score for any other features (if present) as below:

Significant Mantoux (.........mm)	Score 3
Enlarged, painless rubbery neck glands	Score 3
Night sweats or unexplained fever	Score 2
Angle deformity of spine	Score 4
Malnutrition not improved after 1 month treatment	Score 3
Firm, non-fluid, non-traumatic swelling of joint	Score 3
Unexplained abdominal swelling (ascites)	Score 3
Coma for more than 48 hours (with or without convulsions) send to hospital if possible	Score 3
	Total