Dr. Wilma C Light MD
Allergist and Immunologist | Allergy
1100 Ligonier St Suite 200 Latrobe PA, 15650About
Dr. Wilma Light practices Allergy and Immunology care in Latrobe, PA. Dr. Light specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma and other allergic diseases. Allergist-Immunologists are trained and certified to treat each patients sensitivity and response to allergens of varying severity. Dr. Light provides several means of testing and treatment to increase immunity to potentially harmful substances.
Education and Training
Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1971
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 1971
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Clinical and immunological studies of beekeepers.
- Insect sting fatality 9 years after venom treatment (venom allergy, fatality).
- Stinging insect allergy: changing concepts.
- Unusual reactions following insect stings. Clinical features and immunologic analysis.
- Unusual reactions following insect stings. Clinical features and immunologic analysis.
- Effect of progressive muscle relaxation on the objective symptoms and subjective responses associated with asthma.
- Studies of the antigenicity and allergenicity of phospholipase A2 of bee venom.
- Studies of the antigenicity and allergenicity of phospholipase A2 of bee venom.
- Clinical application of measurements of serum level of bee venom-specific IgE and IgG.
- Immunological studies of the effect of whole body insect extracts in the treatment of stinging insect allergy.
Treatments
- Allergies
- Hay Fever (allergic Rhinitis)
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