Gunther Disease - Epidemiology

Epidemiology

There have been no registered cases of Gunther’s disease in the US. There are only 200 cases international and they have been reported in assorted areas. The life expectancy for a patient with Gunther’s disease is relatively high for the inadequate amounts of treatment for this disease. Most patients will live until adulthood around their 40’s or 60’s. There is no racial predilection and both females and males at equal rates have been found to acquire this disease. Gunther’s disease usually happens when the patient is a child or an infant, but it is not uncommon to have adult cases.