Archive · 15 Dec 2025
Delhi Pollution Causes Lung Inflammation Without Symptoms
Doctors in Delhi are finding that many young people are getting very sick lungs because of the bad air in the city.
These young people don't have any usual sickness like asthma or bronchitis, but they have a bad cough, sore throat, and runny nose.
When doctors look inside their lungs, they see that the lungs are very inflamed and damaged.
This is happening because the air in Delhi is very polluted, and it's making people's lungs sick without them even knowing it at first.
Doctors in Delhi are reporting cases of young people with severe lung inflammation but no visible symptoms.
These patients do not have pre-existing respiratory illnesses like asthma or bronchitis.
Common symptoms include a troubling cough, sore throat, and runny nose.
The condition is linked to the high levels of pollution in Delhi.
Dr. GC Khilnani, Chairman of the PSRI Institute of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, has raised an alarm about this health issue.
- Who
- Young people in Delhi without pre-existing respiratory illnesses
- What
- Severe inflammation in the lungs without visible symptoms
- When
- Currently (specific time not mentioned)
- Where
- Delhi, India
- Why
- Due to high levels of pollution in Delhi
- Expert
- Dr. GC Khilnani, Chairman of the PSRI Institute of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
- Symptoms
- Troubling cough, sore throat, runny nose
- Condition
- Severe inflammation in the lungs
- Patient Profile
- Young people without pre-existing respiratory illnesses