Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for cutaneous emphysema

42 FDA reports name cutaneous emphysema, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 1202). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1826 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
42
reports citing this reaction
40.5%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species
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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. Cutaneous emphysema has 42 reports now versus 41 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (2.4%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−1.0 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 1202 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-HOT · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 42 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 40.5%
  • MID-PACK #1826/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Allergy to food
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 16
  • DRUG-LEAD Maropitant Citrate · 7
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Allergy to food (±0 reports)

Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Cutaneous emphysema

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

Vomiting · highest174348Allergy to food · near42Asystole · near42Cholecystitis · near42Cutaneous emphysema · this r…42Digestive tract stasis · near42Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Cutaneous emphysema

Cutaneous emphysema: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Cutaneous emphysema's 40.5% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 42 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 17 of 42 reports (40.5% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Allergy to food (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (16). Lead co-reported drug Maropitant Citrate (7).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 16
Cat 15
Cattle 10
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 11
Cattle (other) 5
Jersey 2
Domestic Longhair 2
Boxer (German Boxer) 2
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 1
Shih Tzu 1
Aberdeen Angus 1
Dog (unknown) 1
Maine Coon 1

Associated Drugs

Maropitant Citrate 7
Dinoprost Tromethamine 7
Cefovecin 6
Robenacoxib 4
Clostridium Novyi, 8296;Clostridium Perfringens Type C, Pc8 4
Rabies Vaccine 3
Dexamethasone 3
Prednisolone 3
Diphenhydramine Hcl 2
Famotidine 2
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 2
Selamectin 2
Butorphanol Tartrate 2
Ketamine 2
Isoflurane 2
Diphenhydramine 2
Moxidectin 2
Bupivacaine 2
Carprofen 2
Prednisone 2

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 Cutaneous emphysema (#1826 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 40.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 40.5% · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →