- Headaches
- Warts
- SinusitisLocated in West Des Moines, Allergy, Asthma and Sinus Center provides many services for children and adults including testing and treatment for food, pollen and pet allergies, hay fever, asthma and sinus conditions (sinus infection, sinus headache, chronic sinusitis), sublingual and subcutaneous immunotherapy. We specialize in food and skin allergy diagnosis and treatment and evaluation and management of patients with recurrent infections and immunodeficiency.
- Medical Weight Loss
- Pediatric Care
- Primary CareWe will use and disclose your PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your health care and any related services. We will also disclose your health information to other physicians or facilities who may be treating you or to whom we refer you. For example, we will give information to your primary care physician or a hospital where you will receive services.
- Ear Infections
- Emergency CareKnow when to seek emergency care. Some asthma attacks can’t be managed at home. Use the action plan to recognize the signs of rapidly worsening asthma. If you use a peak flow meter, the action plan will also tell you when low peak flow readings signal that an asthma attack has become an emergency.
- Diarrhea
- Pneumonia
- Internal MedicineDr. Agarwal is a distinguished physician with decades of experience in allergy, asthma and sinus care. He is dual board certified in Allergy and Immunology and Internal Medicine. Click here to learn more about Dr. Agarwal’s background and experience.
- X-Rays
- Computed TomographyInspect and Copy: You have the right to inspect and copy the PHI that we maintain about you in our designated set for as long as we maintain information. This includes your medical and billing records that we created or that were created at our request (e.g. x-rays, CT scans, labwork, etc.). We will not release to you any records that are originated from another provider facility. Those records will need to be obtained directly from that office or facility.
- EczemaSubcutaneous immunotherapy (allergy shots) is the process that changes the immune system to ignore the allergen, which is triggering allergic reaction. It is also called desensitization. It is used to treat patients with respiratory allergies (such as hay fever, allergic rhinitis and asthma); stinging insect allergy and occasionally skin allergies i.e. atopic eczema.
- FungusPatient is considered to have immunodeficiency when immune system is weakened and does not do the job of protecting the body from variety of bugs like viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungus.
- Rashes
- Skin CareDesigned to assess allergy to what comes in contact with skin such as metals, perfumes, and skin care products. Patch testing is different than prick skin test as this is used to detect different kind of allergies. Patch tests identifies allergen specific T-lymphocytes as opposed to allergen specific antibodies. The way patch test is done is different and more time consuming.
- PsoriasisMost physicians entertain drugs as culprit in patients with severe skin diseases like erythema multiforme, Steven-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) and drug rash, eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS). However, it is not always easy to diagnose less severe reactions as many of them start months after the patients have received the drugs or the rashes simulate various skin conditions. For example, medications used for high blood pressure can cause lichenoid drug reactions (which mimics an important skin condition called lichen planus) after several months of use. Some drugs produce skin rashes which resemble psoriasis (most psoriasis patients don’t have drug reaction). Many reactions like serum sickness after the patient has stopped the medicine, making it harder to connect their relationship to drugs.
- AllergiesWe utilize a thorough and systematic approach of allergy testing, identifying the cause of your symptoms to relieve you from the daily struggles of living with allergies or asthma. We concentrate in the testing and treatment of allergies, asthma, sinus and other immune system disorders that affect people of all ages. We offer compassionate and effective allergy treatment to help you improve your quality of life and help you become allergy free.