Tevida For example, acute inflammation can cause diseases and conditions like sinusitis, a sore throat from a cold, acute bronchitis, etc. Inflammation can be chronic in response to unwanted toxins in the body like cigarette smoke or excess body fat. This may extend from months to years that may lead to conditions such as rheumatoid gethritis, asthma and non-infectious conditions such as tuberculosis, peptic ulcer, hepatitis etc.