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Single Red Raised itchy rash with small yellow bumps on forehead

Hi - Over a week ago I started to feel an itchy sensation on my forehead around my right eyebrow area. That lead to a single red rash, with a raised yellow bump on top. There were 2 honey color looking next to each other that were more pronounced. I also noticed the lymph nodes near my right ear were slightly swollen and tender. A couple of days later I noticed smaller red bump only over the larger one. Other than that there were no other symptoms. My question is what do "honey" colored bumps indicate on a forehead? Is this a bacterial thing or a viral thing? I am no doctor, but I did not feel like it was an ulcer, as I think that would hurt, i did not notice any drainage. has anyone out there experienced the same issue?  
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More information on my condition. I went into a walk in clinic. They nurse said it could be the following: Cellulitis, Impetigo or Shingles. I was prescribed antibiotics and topical medication. The medication was helping i felt, less tenderness on the lymph nodes as it felt it was recovering. the redness was subsiding, the yellow pustule on top ruptured. then i developed another bump right above the first one, upon close inspection, i noticed 3 yellow looking dots on top on the red bump. no pain, no itch, no ulcers. I went to get a second opinion. The second nurse said it looked like Shingles or HSV. The HSV part freaked me out as I did not have the symptoms as described with that issue, like pain or blisters or ulcers, fever etc. I haven't had sexual contact for a while now. How long before someone is exposed you seen symptoms? She took a culture and put me on an antiviral dose. I've been on it for a couple of days. I felt like things were heading in the right direction, but i noticed today a itchy bump on my right eye lid. I am dazed and confused. Can someone out there please let me know what's going on??!!
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