Even though clinical features in autoimmune haemolytic anaemia vary according to the type of AIHA, anaemic syndrome stays common for most of the cases. A positive Coombs test or direct anti-globulin test developed in 1945 by Coombs, Mourant and Race, is the most deciding factor in AIHA diagnosis. Since the immunologic mechanisms causing erythrocyte destruction vary between AIHAs, treatment is also different. Empirical approach with glucocorticoids is the main treatment of AIHA overall, but less

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... effective in CAD. However, the current medical literature is still with gaps concerning the management, presentation and diagnosis of the different types of AIHA altogether.