▁the ▁low ▁levels ▁of ▁hem og lo bin ▁in ▁patients , ▁but ▁sympt oms ▁usually ▁come ▁back ▁in ▁irregular ▁intervals . ▁A ▁consistent ▁treatment ▁most ▁patients ▁receive ▁is ▁a ▁low - d ose ▁cort ic ost ero id ▁treatment , ▁with ▁a ▁range ▁between ▁ 0 . 1   m g / kg / day ▁to ▁ 1 . 5   m g / kg / day ▁to ▁maintain ▁hem og lo bin ▁and ▁white ▁blood ▁cells ▁at ▁normal ▁levels ▁in ▁the ▁blood ▁throughout ▁life . ▁The ▁inter vention ▁of ▁cort ic ost ero id ▁treatment ▁is ▁effective ▁because ▁patients ▁can ▁maintain ▁health y ▁hem og lo bin ▁levels ▁without ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁blood ▁trans f us ions . ▁After ▁ster oid ▁ther apy , ▁an emia ▁and ▁most ▁h emat ological ▁ab normal ities ▁resolved ▁themselves ▁after ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁weeks . ▁ ▁This ▁disease ▁must ▁be ▁identified ▁early ▁because ▁the ▁pro gression ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁sympt oms ▁can ▁be ▁slow ed ▁down , ▁and ▁other ▁signs ▁of ▁the ▁disease ▁can ▁even ▁be ▁c ured . ▁ ▁Even ▁the ▁more ▁severe ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁the ▁disease ▁like ▁the ▁increase ▁in ▁b one ▁density ▁can ▁be ▁slow ed . ▁Some ▁people ▁treated ▁early ▁with ▁the ▁condition ▁can ▁achieve ▁a ▁health y ▁weight ▁with ▁thin ning ▁of ▁d ys pl astic ▁dia ph ysis ▁to ▁being ▁close ▁to ▁normal . ▁ ▁Walk ing ▁ab normal ities ▁usually ▁clear ▁up ▁with ▁no ▁signs ▁of ▁difficulty ▁walking . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category