Describe candidiasis of the skin. Skin infection with Candida usually occurs in moist areas like between toes, fat folds, and diaper rash. Lesions appear as erythematous papules or as confluent areas of tenderness and redness of skin. Diagnosis is by stains, skin scrapings, or culture showing the Candida spp.
Quick Answer. The ham hock is the lower segment of the pig's leg, equivalent to the ankle and calf region. Although it is not a particularly fatty portion of the pig, it contains a lot of collagen that breaks down during cooking and makes the meat tender. Continue Reading.
Phone: 810-671-0088. The hock joint of a dog or cat is equivalent to our ankle joint. The shin (tibia) bone is connected to the hock joint which then joins the talus bone (one of the bones of the paw). The fibula bone (splint bone) runs along the full length of the tibia bone. Ligaments on the inner and outer part of the hock joint hold the bones together.