Ophthalmology
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To report on the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis cases that occurred after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) using an alemtuzumab-based (Campath-1H, Genzyme, Cambridge, MA) conditioning regimen. ⋯ An increased incidence of CMV retinitis was noted in unrelated patients undergoing HSCT using a nonmyeloablative alemtuzumab-based conditioning regimen. Intravitreal ganciclovir therapy seems to be an acceptable therapeutic option in these patients given the nature of their systemic illness, which prohibits the use of typical systemic anti-CMV drugs.