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Bumps on middle of forehead. painful and itchy. started as 5 or 6 small bumps and are now 2 big ones. swollen lymph nodes on left side of neck/jaw.

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Infection, shingles?: This sounds like a skin infection of some sort. It could be a bacterial infection (e.g. staph, strep, etc) but I'm more suspicious of herpes zoster (shingles). See a doctor ASAP. If bacterial, you'll need an antibiotic. If shingles, an antiviral drug (e.g. valacyclovir) needs to be started very soon to have maximum benefit.

Answered 7/12/2018

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