New York boy's 'Skechers leak chemical leaving his feet with burns'
A New York mom is issuing a warning after she said her son had to be taken to the hospital with second-degree burns when his light-up sneakers leaked a chemical on his feet.
Sherry Foster posted about the horrifying incident on her Facebook page, writing that her nine-year-old son Peyton suffered chemical burns after his Sketchers S-Lights started leaking fluid.
'Apparently when they get wet the batteries release a chemical causing children's feet to burn,' she wrote.
The S-Lights come in a variety of colors and range in prices from $43 to $75. The pair Foster bought was $60.
A nine-year-old boy suffered a second-degree chemical burn on his feet after his sneakers reportedly started leaking a chemical
The boy's mom, Sherry Foster, said he was wearing a pair of Skechers S-Lights (pictured) and when they got wet it started to leak a chemical
The sneakers, which cost $60, have lights in the mid-sole that flash different colors. Foster said there was no warning you can not get them wet
The mid-sole of the sneaker contains lights which flash different colors when activated. Some of the sneakers also have a USB port installed and come with a USB cable so customers can recharge them.
Foster said her son's sneakers got wet during a water activity at his school on June 24. She said she didn't realize anything was wrong at first until Peyton started complaining that his feet were sore.
When she took his sneakers off, Foster said she noticed that her son's feet were bright red and starting to blister.
'That's when we decided, OK, what do we do, so we took him to the doctor,' she told Metro UK. 'He had second degree chemical burns'.
The pain was so bad that Peyton could not walk for a few days. He was given an antibiotic cream to apply to the blisters on the bottom of his feet. Foster said he also had to take a steroid.
'He was in quite a bit of pain,' she told the outlet. 'He wasn't able to walk, or run, or go swimming, or anything that would cause his feet further irritation.'
Peyton had to apply an antibiotic cream to his feet and had to take a steroid, his mother said
Foster, pictured above with her son, warned other parents to be careful of the Skechers shoes
She added: 'We had to carry him. There wasn't much that he could do. I felt horrible, absolutely horrible.'
Foster said the ordeal has left her son 'with a phobia of wearing shoes'.
'He's worried and stuff,' she said. 'He's nine, so he understands a little bit better. If it had happened to another child, or someone younger, it could be even more stressful for them.'
Foster told the outlet that there was no warning that the shoes could not get wet.
'How are we supposed to know? What if it rains the next day?' she said.
Foster said she contacted the company and was offered a free replacement pair, but may seek legal action.
Skechers has not yet returned DailyMail.com's request for comment.