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clínicas, se requieren ensayos aleatorizados con
seguimiento prolongado que comparen distintas
velocidades y duraciones del descenso de
glucocorticoides, incluyan subgrupos con
glomerulonefritis avanzada y evalúen de
manera uniforme remisión, recaídas, resultados
renales y toxicidad acumulada mediante
instrumentos como el GTI. Dado el carácter
narrativo de la presente revisión y la
heterogeneidad de las fuentes, estas
conclusiones deben entenderse como una
síntesis crítica y no como una estimación
cuantitativa conjunta.
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