Dermal cyst(s)

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VeDDRA Code: 929

415 adverse event reports referencing this reaction

415
Total Reports
31
Deaths
750.0%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Dog 402
Cat 13

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 38
Shepherd Dog - German 37
Beagle 27
Retriever - Golden 20
Crossbred Canine/dog 20
Shih Tzu 14
Boxer (German Boxer) 12
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 12
Bulldog 10
Bichon Frise 10

Associated Drugs

Oclacitinib Maleate 168
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 53
Trilostane 31
Bedinvetmab 25
Fluralaner Chew Tablets 20
Afoxolaner 18
Anti-Il31 Mab Mcs Lot #1283563 15
Prednisone 14
Moxidectin 14
Carprofen 12
Cephalexin 12
Cyclosporine 12
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 12
Gabapentin 10
Cyclosporine A 8
Cefpodoxime Proxetil 8
Imidacloprid + Moxidectin 7
Fluralaner 7
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 7
Ivermectin 6

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total reports referencing reaction 415
Reports with fatal outcome 31
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 750.0%
Species observed 2
Breeds observed 20
Drugs associated with reaction 20

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER); reaction term coded under VeDDRA 929.

Dermal cyst(s) Reaction Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently lists 415 adverse event reports that reference Dermal cyst(s) as a reaction term, including 31 reports with a death outcome — a 750.0% case-fatality figure calculated across only those events where this reaction was coded. The reaction is indexed in the openFDA system under VeDDRA code 929, the standardized veterinary dictionary used to normalize clinical signs across submitters. Because reports are voluntary and often describe multiple concurrent signs per animal, the volume here reflects reporting intensity rather than true incidence in the broader pet population.

Dermal cyst(s) appears most frequently in reports for Dog (402 reports), Cat (13 reports) — with Dog dominating at 402 entries. Within those species, the breeds most often named alongside this reaction are Retriever - Labrador (38), Shepherd Dog - German (37), Beagle (27). These distributions are influenced both by underlying breed popularity and by how veterinarians and owners code a given clinical sign, so they should be interpreted as a reporting fingerprint rather than a pure susceptibility ranking.

The drugs most commonly co-reported with Dermal cyst(s) are Oclacitinib Maleate (168 reports), Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (53 reports), Trilostane (31 reports), Bedinvetmab (25 reports), with Oclacitinib Maleate appearing alongside this reaction in 168 submissions. Co-reporting does not establish that any specific product caused the reaction — FDA CVM data captures temporal association only. The value of these aggregates is in flagging which therapeutic classes appear repeatedly alongside a given clinical sign, so owners and veterinarians can ask targeted questions about medications currently in use.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial