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Report #2878467

Received Dec 18, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
29 yrs
State
NJ
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
HEPHEP B (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERUNK——

Symptoms (3)

Acute hepatitis BChronic hepatitis BVaccination failure

Symptom narrative

Acute hepatitis B infections reported among appropriately vaccinated; Information has been received from the authors in a literature spontaneous article referenced below concerning to a 29 -year-old patient of unknown gender. The patient's concurrent condition's included person who uses drugs (PWUD), IgM core anti body reactive, elevated liver function test results and hepatitis B surface antigen reactive. The patient's past medications were not reported. The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. On an unknown date, the patient started therapy with hepatitis B vaccine (strength, dose, route, dose number, anatomical location, lot # and expiration date were not provided) for prophylaxis. On an unknown date, although the patient received the three doses of hepatitis B vaccine with appropriate intervals, the patient develop chronic hepatitis B (vaccination failure) occurred from 2018 to 2023 (exact dates not provided) The Outcome of acute hepatitis B infection was not provided. The causal relationship between vaccination failure and hepatitis B vaccine was reported as related. Literature Report: A copy of the published article is attached as further documentation of the patient/s experience.

Current illness

Hepatitis B surface antibody positive; Hepatitis B virus core antigen IgM antibody positive; Liver function test increased; Recreational drug use