Figure 2From: Effective NSAID treatment indicates that hyperprostaglandinism is affecting the clinical severity of childhood hypophosphatasiaClinical status of patient 3 before and after four meloxicam treatment cycles. Patient #3 was followed prospectively during four cycles of anti-inflammatory therapy using meloxicam. Each cycle lasted 8 weeks. The clinical status was evaluated with a parent's questionnaire and physicians rating using visual analogue scales ranging from 0 to 10 (p calculated by Mann Whitney's exact U-test).Back to article page