Lake Charles Allergists
- 3 Board certified
- 2 Reviews
- Average rating is 4 stars
- Average wait time is 15 minutes
Top Allergists in Lake Charles, LA
501 Doctor Michael Debakey Dr
Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Allergy & Immunology
- Otolaryngology
- 27 years experience
- 4 star hospital
- 3 star medical school
2912 Warren Ave
Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Allergy & Immunology
- Internal Medicine
- 36 years experience
- Rated 4 stars by patients
- 4 star hospital
- Short wait time
812 W Bayou Pines Dr
Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Allergy & Immunology
- Internal Medicine
- 33 years experience
- 4 star hospital
- Completed fellowship
An allergy & immunology specialist is a physician who is specially trained in matters pertaining to chronic and acute allergies as well as deficiencies of the immune system. The doctor will determine whether an allergy, which attacks a person'simmune system, is present and determine the cause, whether it be environmental triggers like trees and pollen, food-borne like peanuts and dairy, the venom of insects like bees, or a medication like penicillin.
In addition to determining the allergen causing an immunological response in a patient, the specialist will treat the symptoms caused by the reaction.
Some of the allergen-caused conditions that an allergy & immunology specialist will treat include:
- itchy, red eyes
- itchy, runny nose
- eczema
- hay fever
- hives
- asthma
- anaphylaxis (severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction)
The area of Lake Charles, LA has a population of approximately 124,276 people. There are 3 allergists near Lake Charles, which gives it a ratio of 1 allergist per 41,425 residents or a ratio of 1 allergist per 16,008 households. There are 48,024 households in Lake Charles.
