Preferred Label : celery stalk metaphysis;
RADLEX synonyms : celery stick sign; celery stalk sign; celery stick metaphysis;
Definition : Irregularity of metaphysis and adjacent diaphysis with longitudinal stripes, resembling
a stalk of celery on a radiograph of an infant. Typically suggests rubella of the
mother during pregnancy, but may also result from cytomegalic inclusion disease.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35077;
Associated condition(s)
Irregularity of metaphysis and adjacent diaphysis with longitudinal stripes, resembling
a stalk of celery on a radiograph of an infant. Typically suggests rubella of the
mother during pregnancy, but may also result from cytomegalic inclusion disease.
