Have you ever imagined the havoc created by a worm .the picture is a peroperative photo of a 17 year old boy who presented with acute abdomen-perforative peritonitis & septic shock.laparotomy revealed the culprit to be the "innocent" round worm held by the artery forceps.worms wriggling out ofthe bowel.a horrid scenario!!!!!!!could have costed the life of the young boy!!!!!!!!!the solution-deworm youself with a tablet of albendazole every 6-12 months.
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