Monarch Disease Ontology id MONDO_0007536 (congenital lobar emphysema) (CLE) is a respiratory abnormality characterized by respiratory distress due to hyperinflation of one or more affected lobes of the lung. Also known as: CLE, Emphysema, Congenital Lobar, congenital lobar hyperinflation, emphysema, congenital lobar, infantile lobar hyperinflation.