Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for pleuritis

37 FDA reports name pleuritis, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 892). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1902 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
37
reports citing this reaction
97.3%
death-coded share
Cattle
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. Pleuritis has 37 reports now versus 36 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (2.8%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−2.7 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 892 VOL-TRACE

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

  • VOL-TRACE 37 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 97.3%
  • LOWER-Q #1902/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blistering of mouth
  • SPECIES-CATTLE Cattle · 23
  • DRUG-LEAD Tulathromycin · 15
  • DESK-WIDE 16 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Blistering of mouth (±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 Pleuritis

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

Vomiting · highest174348Blistering of mouth · near37CARBON DIOXIDE HIGH,… · near37Cartilage degeneration · near37Cleft palate · near37Pleuritis · this reaction37Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Pleuritis

Pleuritis: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Pleuritis's 97.3% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 37 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 36 of 37 reports (97.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Blistering of mouth (±0 reports). Lead species Cattle (23). Lead co-reported drug Tulathromycin (15).

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

Cattle 23
Dog 5
Pig 4
Cat 4
Mouse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Cattle (other) 12
Domestic Shorthair 4
Mixed (Cattle) 4
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle 2
Aberdeen Angus 2
Pig (unknown) 2
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 2
Commercial hybrid 1
Boxer (German Boxer) 1
Cattle (unknown) 1

Associated Drugs

Tulathromycin 15
Monensin Sodium 6
Lubabegron Fumarate 6
Moxidectin 5
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus, 597-10 10Th Psg Strain 375; Bovine Viral Dia 4
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 4
Dexamethasone 4
Ceftiofur 4
Florfenicol 4
Tylosin Phosphate 3
Bovine Parainfluenza Virus 3 (Ts), Rlb103 (Nl-Bk-6), Mlv; Bovine Respiratory Syn 3
Meloxicam 3
Melengestrol Acetate 3
Bovine Parainfluenza Virus 3, Reisinger(Nl-Bk-6), Mlv; Bovine Respiratory Syncyt 2
Cefovecin 2
Bovine Rhinotracheitis-Virus Diarrhea-Parainfluenza3-Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine, Modified Live Virus, Mannheimia Haemolytica Toxoid 2
Doramectin 2
Narasin 2
Isoflurane 2
Buprenorphine 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 Pleuritis (#1902 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 97.3%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 97.3% · 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 →