Factores asociados a Leucemia Linfoblástica Aguda en niños de 2 – 5 años, ingresados en la sala de un hospital de especialidad de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a very rare condition, unlike the large list of cancer that exists worldwide. Characterized by the precipitous increase of leukocytes or better known as white blood cells found in the bone marrow of the human body. Any type of cells that make up the bone marrow can become a leukemic cell. When this change occurs, the leukemia cells no longer pass the normal process of maturation. Due to these antecedents we carry out our research work formulating the following General Objective: To determine the factors associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, in children aged 2 - 5 years, admitted to the hematology ward of a specialty hospital in the city of Guayaquil, with regarding the materials and methods: quantitative, prospective descriptive study, data collection instrument: Population survey and sample 50 patients; as Results: we have that children suffering from the disease are mostly 4-year-olds, predominantly male and ethnic mixed race, children of parents who are welders who mostly consumed alcohol, conclusion there is no factor specific associate that carries an important relevance to be able to determine that this factor is the one that causes acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the results found are very uncertain and unlikely because the statistical rates are not completely confirmatory, these rates show that there is no link important to verify that X factor is the one associated with the disease.