Pure Red Cell Aplasia with Del(20q) Sensitive for Immunosuppressive Treatment

Figure 4

The response to immunosuppressive treatment. The figure shows the levels of hemoglobin (a) and reticulocytes (b) in peripheral blood after initiation of corticosteroid therapy. The corticosteroid treatment was gradually tapered (c). Days on the X-axis indicate days after initial diagnosis. The stippled horizontal lines indicate the normal range for hemoglobin and reticulocytes.

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