Two incidents involving shoes from China have been reported in the Nord department. One woman suffered in particular from severe burns.
In the middle of the sales period, two incidents could well curb the shopping desires of some. After The voice of the North revealed the case of a woman in whom new shoes created an ulcer on her foot, a second arose to report chemical burns. Both pairs are “made in China”.
The first bought “comfort” shoes two weeks ago at the Chaussea store in the town of Petite-Forêt, just next to Valenciennes. A week after the purchase, the first symptoms appeared. Swelling of the foot, inflammation of the Achilles tendon, and development of an ulcer on the back of the foot.
#SmallForet A foot ulcer due – again! – Chinese shoes, bought from Chaussea https://t.co/5YmvAB0KQZ pic.twitter.com/HeuXIb7rws
– VDNValenciennes (@VDNValenciennes) July 19, 2017
Surgery may be necessary
“I put on a bandage to protect and I continued to put on the shoes … I have sensitive feet in general but that had never happened to me,” says the young woman. Since Monday, she has been off work. After two appointments with her doctor, she sees a nurse every day who tries to improve the healing of her ulcer.
But his situation is not improving. “If it does not work out, it may be necessary to have surgery,” the nurse told me, “she added in the northern newspaper.
Contacted by the victim, the Chaussea store withdrew the model from sale as a precaution, pending the results of analyzes, and worried about the fate of its client. “Like every time there is a complaint, we take the matter very seriously,” said officials.
The authorities on the spot
The media coverage of this case prompted another woman from the Valenciennes suburb of Saint-Saulve to share her story. A year ago, she had bought shoes that she had only worn twice, no problem. But this year, taking them out of the closet, it took just two days for her to develop symptoms.
A few red spots on the ankle, then very quickly, severe swelling, red discoloration and blisters. After a visit to the doctor who diagnosed an allergy and prescribed corticosteroids, the situation had not changed. Her foot is still in poor condition two weeks later.
The two cases drew the attention of the Departmental Directorate of Population Protection (DDPP), which opened an investigation. Others have been identified in the region: in Bethune, a woman suffered chemical burns probably caused by the use of dimethylfumarate (DMF) – an anti-mold – on shoes from Turkey. In the Somme, it is even a 3-year-old girl who was affected in 2015, without it being possible to determine the origin of the shoes.
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