Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for contact dermatitis

36 FDA reports name contact dermatitis, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1396). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1908 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
36
reports citing this reaction
0.0%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Contact dermatitis has 36 reports now versus 36 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
+0.0 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 1396 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-RARE · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 36 reports
  • DEATH-RARE 0.0%
  • LOWER-Q #1908/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abnormal birth weight
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 16
  • DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 6
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Abnormal birth weight (±0 reports)

Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Contact dermatitis

Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Abnormal birth weight · near36Adaptor, leaking · near36Blood dyscrasia NOS · near36Contact dermatitis · this re…36Intestinal occlusion · near36Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Contact dermatitis

Contact dermatitis: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Contact dermatitis's 0.0% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 36 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 0 of 36 reports (0.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Abnormal birth weight (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (16). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (6).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 16
Human 12
Cat 5
Cattle 2
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Unknown 12
Domestic Shorthair 4
Retriever - Golden 2
Shepherd Dog - German 1
Pointer (unspecified) 1
Shih Tzu 1
Bulldog - American 1
Pit Bull 1
Weimaraner 1
Bulldog 1

Associated Drugs

Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 6
Selamectin 5
Fluralaner Spot-On Solution 3
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 2
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 2
Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime 1
Phytosphingosine + Pramoxine Hcl 1
4% Deltamethrin 1
Carprofen 1
Tylosin Tartrate 1
Phytosphingosine Hydrochloride 1
Afoxolaner 68 Mg Chewable Tablets 1
Toceranib Phosphate 1
Afoxolaner 1
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 1
Methylprednisolone Acetate 1
Chlorhexidine 1
Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine 1
Ear Cleaner (Unknown) 1
Florfenicol/Terbinafine Hydrochloride/Mometasone Furoate 1

What to do with this reaction

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Contact dermatitis (#1908 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 0.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 0.0% · vintage 2025.

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