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Thursday, July 03, 2003I confess, I couldn’t help thinking of magical shoes with an evil charm cast on them to poison the wearer. Or the poisoned dress that was once supposedly sent to Elizabeth I by her enemies. I thought she probably had an allergic reaction to the dye or something and was exaggerating her case. But, I spoke with her daughter yesterday about something unrelated and it turns out she did have shoe poisoning. Chromium is used to tan leather, and if there's too much of it left in the final product - especially if the leather is in contact with sweaty skin - it can be toxic. Her daughter said she later saw a neurologist who confirmed the diagnosis and told them that he had seen a similar case with a man who wore cowboy boots all the time without socks (and who had very sweaty feet.) That's what I love about this job. You learn something new everyday. posted by Sydney on 7/03/2003 08:33:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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