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Lymph nodes can be painful and inflamed, making them potentially confused with abscesses. The characteristic pattern of the hyperechoic hilum surrounded by dark tissue, and lack of pusistalsis or posterior acoustic enhancement, however, can differentiate a lymph node from an abscess.