Dr. Powlin Manuel
Allergy and Immunology
Lafayette, LA
53 years experience male
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Lafayette, LA
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Thursday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
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Manuel Medical Clinic/Allergy Center
Lafayette, LA
About
Bio
Dr. Powlin Manuel is a board certified pediatrician and allergist in practice for 38 years.
I received my pediatric training at Harlem Hospital Center affiliated with Columbia University and my allergy training at LSU in New Orleans. I received my MBA and MS in Psychology while in my practice.
I have served in the following positions: President of Louisiana Society of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Chair of PRC of Louisiana State Medical Society, President of Vermilion Medical Society, President, Chamber of Commerce, Chairman Boys and Girls Club, and Board member of United Way. Received awards: Louisiana Citizen of the Year, Humanitarian of the Year, United Way Award, Sam Walton Award, Friend of Education Award.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Allergy and Immunology
Pediatrics
Doctor Q&A
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Fatigue : When you look at anything to focus, a lot of activity goes on in our brain as well as other parts such as eye muscles. We need to take break and give ... Read More
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A 61-year-old female asked:
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Vitamins be OK!: Vitamins with chromium as a protein hydrolyzed chelate should not cause an allergic reaction. Chromium is tested normally in a patch test which looks ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Constipation, crohn : Lower abdominal pain in men is often due to constipation. Other causes such as pain originating in bladder, and rare chances of crohn disease, and sto... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Mucus production: The cause of white frothy sputum with cough is due to mucus production in the lungs, nose, and sinus. This is the way our immune system gets rid of un... Read More
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You can, if needed!: If you like to apply moisturizer on the top of BenzaClin (clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide) cream, you can. Remember, that it may reduce the effect of... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
No, nothing!: Color bindness is present in approximately 8% of males and 0.4% of females. This is mostly a condition you are born with. Rarely this occur due to opt... Read More
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Lack of blood flow!: When we run, there is increased utilization of oxygen at the level of muscles. When there is not enough circulation to the area, Lactic Acid level goe... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
No : If you apply vaseline in your eye lashes it does not help to lengthen your eye lashes. That is only a myth.
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A female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
When : When you develop symptoms such as rash in the presence of an infection with a gram positive cocci, it is due to an immune reaction to the protein comp... Read More
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A 61-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Irritnant reaction: Your reaction appears more like an irritant dermatitis rather than an allergic reaction. The difference is that you probably do not carry an antibody ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Bite by jelly fish: Stings can come from different sources. Insect stings such as a honey bee is one of the most familiar. Jellyfish sting while in sea is another common ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Drug allergy?: Some patients with an allergy to penicillin could develop an allergic reaction to cephalexin, which is related in chemical structure to penicillin.
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Many different types: Skin sores come in different shapes; some could be papules (like pimples), some like an ulcers, and some containing pus, depending on the type of bact... Read More
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Side effect?: Headache is one of the side effects of adipex.
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Serum tests : A series of tests are done for diagnosis of celiac disease. This includes: the following serology tests: IgA endosomal assay, antitissue trans-glutam... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Migraines: With migraine and dizziness, you might have taken Ibuprofen or related pain medications in excess, which can cause nose bleeds as well as dizziness. P... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:
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Tic: habit: If someone is clearing throat for 8 years and the throat doctor or allergist could not find anything wrong, i would think that clearing throat has bec... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Viral infection?: Enlarged neck glands, runny nose, and cough suggest that you are suffering from a virus infection. Commonly caused by adenovirus infection; it could a... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Stomach symptoms!: Other than obvious signs such as breaking out in hives and having trouble breathing, which occur in rare cases, the frequent symptoms of food allergy ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Needs re-evaluation!: Good morning,
surgery for vesicoureteral reflux was done because you were born with a weak mechanism to prevent urine from flowing back into the kid... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Response to pressure: Eustachian tube is like a dynamic channel which can change its diameter in response to pressure changes in the atmosphere. That is why we get uncomfor... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Wash with water!: Desetin or zinc oxide is kind of sticky and is hard to remove, even though it is a good barrier cream. Washing with water and soap will get rid of it.... Read More
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A female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
STD : Std is very common. If any one had sexual exposure without condoms, std is possible.
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The most common in teenagers is clamidia, which most often goe... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Better question?: The question does not really make sense and is too non-specific! if you want to know what causes the rash under the arm, it could come from deodorants... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Defineltely, yes!: Gymnastic exercise designed to develop physical health also helps emotional health, over a long period of consistent practice. Different exercises tha... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Contact dermatitis?: Itchy rash on hips thighs and genital area suggest the diagnosis of contact allergy. The contact for that area could be a detergent in the intimate ap... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Find the cause?: Good morning, nagel
itchy rash with red bumps suggests that your immune system is trying to reject something such as an allergen or a virus. The itch... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Identify the contact: Good evening,
contact urticaria means hives in which agents such as plant products, raw fruits, vegetables, seafood, when in contact such as in occu... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
In one sense, yes!: Good morning,
that is a good question! it is possible to reduce gaining weight by drinking sufficient quantity of water. Research has shown that mor... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Add antihiastmines!: Good evening,
the question is not very clear to me. It takes many months before allergy shots produce any visible effect. The reason is the early sh... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Allergic reaction?: Good morning,
a combination of itchy nose, swollen eye lids, and sore throat suggests an allergic reaction to inhalant allergens. Antihistamines suc... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Hives?: Good morning,
red blotchy rash on arms and legs could be due to many causes. If it is due to an allergic or immune reaction, it may be hives. If the... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Contact allergy?: Good morning, alyssa
uncontrollable itch with a rash suggests that your local immune system is either fighting a fungus or rejecting a contact allerg... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Treat asthma?: Good morning,
asthma is a disorder in which the airway shrinks in response to an allergen or an agent. Our lungs put our respiratory muscles to ac... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Daily exercise!: Good morning,
the surface lining of our airway protects us from the effects of environments and agents we are constantly exposed to. An infection b... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Duration can vary!: Good morning,
the surface lining of our airway protects us from the effects of environments and agents we are constantly exposed to. An infection b... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Not cancer!: Good morning,
solid white spots on the back of the tonsils are secretions that are trapped in the crypts of tonsils. If it is associated with pain, ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Steroids in vitiligo: Yes, local injection with corticosteroids could help in some cases of vitiligo. There is moderate quality evidence for topical corticosteroids. Michiy... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
The cycles forming!: It is very common to experience amenorrhea in early adolescent years because the co-ordination of cycle is still developing. An emotional change such ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Skin tests!: Good morning,
the best way to check for food allergy is first to keep a diary and correlate the symptoms of discomfort perceived by you at your age.... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Omalizumab - asthma: Good afternoon,
omalizumab is a humanized igg1 antibody we use to treat patients with difficult asthma. This antibody blocks ige, which triggers pro... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Virus induced hives?: Good morning,
hives result from release of histamine and other mediators (compounds) due to immune system being challenged such as an allergic react... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Allergy: Persistent cough with itching is usually due congestion of the back of throat. Allergic reaction to inhaled allergen is the usual cause. Weather chang... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Maybe it is anxiety?: Good morning, as a speciallist taking care of patients with asthma for 37 years, chest wall has ra... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Not likely: If you're allergic to anything at 17 year of age, it is unlikely that you are going to grow out of it. You may need an evaluation of your allergies an... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Congestion of throat: Good evening,
i did not see any question. Your feeling of the throat "being bruised" could be from congestion of pharynx and tonsils, which could be... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Should be better : Even if there is no fracture, the pain will be there for a few days. Allergy medication and advil (ibuprofen) should provide some relief.
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Poison ivy?: Cluster of skin lesions could be from poison ivy to herpes simplex, and many different conditions. Poison ivy type of contact allergy should have some... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Viral infection: There are different types of herpes infections; herpes simplex infection of mouth (gingivostomatitis) and lips (labialis) are the most common. Others ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Allergy and Immunology 53 years experience
Nitrofurantoin ?: Nitrofurantoin antibiotic is very often used to treat urinary tract infections. Allergic reactions to this is rather uncommon. However, when it happe... Read More
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Dr. Mahesh Changlani
Dec 2, 2012
I endorse this doctor.
I have known Dr Manuel for 12 years. He is an exceptional physician with outstanding clinical skills. He has an excellent bedside manner and is very knowledgable in his field of...Read More
Jan 8, 2013
Dr. Manuel is a remarkable and welcomed addition to the Avvo community. His answers are not only succinct and accurate, but they show just how much he cares for his profession and his patients. I am h...Read More
Dec 2, 2012
I endorse this doctor. He has many years of experience, is dedicated and caring.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you for kindly taking your time to reply Dr. Manuel. I am sure your advice will help many others with the same issue. Best wishes to you!
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thanks I don't thinks it's shingles but didn't think of flea bites even though my animals have been treated guess it still could be.
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Thank you, Dr. Manuel. My doctor suspects the gluten issue may have something to do with GAD-65 Ab's &/or glutamate metabolism issue also.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Medical College Trivandrum, India
Graduated 1970MD
Medical/Graduate school
Kerala University, Medical College Thiruvananthapuram, India
Graduated 1964MD
Residency
HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER, Columbia University
Completed 1977
Awards
Friend of Public Education Award from Southwest Louisiana, 2001
Family of the Year Award from Family Tree, 2003
Service to Mankind Award, 1997
Affiliations
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
American Academy of Pediatrics
Publications
A quantitative evaluation of the Students of Service (SOS) program for sexual abstinence in Louisiana.
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