Which respiratory disease in which sufferers are often called "pink puffers," is characterized by enlarged alveoli, lung inflammation, and fibrosis of the lungs?
A) asthma
B) emphysema
C) cleft palate
D) chronic bronchitis
E) cystic fibrosis
B
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