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List of Publications
2025
Teen smoking and chronic skin disease: an ethical crossroad in hidradenitis suppurativa care
Sexton F, Bowe S, Sheridan D, Murphy M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2025 May 23;50(6):1272-1273
https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llaf030
Nolan B, O'Connor C, Murphy M.
Skin Health and Disease. 2025; 00:1-2.
https://doi.org/10.1093/skinhd/vzaf008
Prescribing Practices Among Psoriasis Experts for Patients with Concomitant Malignancy: A Survey of International Psoriasis Council Members
Bowe S, Murphy M, Bourke J, Ryan C.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2025 May 20:llaf198.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llaf198
Adult Vulval Lichen Sclerosus [Clinical Update]
Roche L, Murphy C, McCarthy C, NicDhonnacha E, Brennan C, Lally A, Russell N, Murphy M.
https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/acute-hospitals-division/woman-infants/clinical-guidelines/
McCarthy S.
Annu Rev Med. 2025 Jan;76(1):69-80.
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-med-051223-031234
2024
What lies beneath: a qualitative review of misinformation on vulval lichen sclerosus
Goh Y, O'Connor C, Murphy M.
JEADV Clin Pract. 2024; 1–4.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jvc2.561
P030 Implementing the Edmonton Obesity Staging System: a cross-sectional study of the prevalence and management of obesity in a systemic therapies clinic
Tummon O, Gill R, Murphy M.
British Journal of Dermatology. July 2024; 191(1);i27–i28.
https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljae090.057
P049 Best foot forward: awareness of melanoma of the foot among podiatrists
Nolan B, O'Connor C, Murphy M.
British Journal of Dermatology. July 2024. 191(1);i37
https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljae090.076
Can robots 'get' vulval dermatoses?
Tummon O, Roche L, Finnegan P, Murphy M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2024 Jun 25;49(7):739-740.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llad432
Porter E, O'Connor C, Murphy M.
Skin Health Dis. 2024; 4(4):e372.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.372
The burden of treatment of propranolol for infantile hemangiomas: A mixed methods study
O'Connor C, Murphy M.
Pediatric Dermatology. 2024; 1-3.
https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.15652
The use of dual biologic therapy for the management of recalcitrant psoriasis
Finnegan, P, Murphy, M, & Bourke, J.
JAAD Case Reports, 47, 93–95.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2024.02.036
Off‐label use of rituximab for dermatologic conditions: A single center review
Porter E, Finnegan P, Long A, Bourke JF, Murphy M, O'Connor C.
JEADV Clin Pract. 2024; April; 1–5.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jvc2.412
545 - Prevalence of moderate and severe atopic dermatitis in Ireland: a cross-sectional, real-world study of a secondary care population
Gough OS, McEvoy F, O’Connell M, Lynch M, Kirby B, Murphy M.
British Journal of Dermatology. 2024 Feb;190(2), ii43–ii44.
https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljad498.045
White lies? A qualitative review of internet-based vitiligo-related misinformation
Rynne R, Murphy M, O'Connor C.
JEADV Clin Pract. 2023 Dec 13.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jvc2.339
Pouring cold water on fake news - a qualitative review of misinformation related to burns first aid
O'Leary AM, O'Connor C, Gibson L, Murphy, M.
Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2023 Nov 24.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irad188
Prescribing propranolol for infants at risk of anaphylaxis
O'Connor C, Trujillo J, Murphy M.
Clin Exp Allergy. 2023; Nov;53(11):1144-1146.
https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.14401
Biological and JAK inhibitor therapy outcomes for severe psoriasis in trisomy 21
O'Connor C, Byrne B, Roche D, O'Connell G, O'Connell M, Murphy M, Bourke J, Lynch M, Bennett M.
J Dermatol. 2023 Oct;50(10):1339-1342
https://doi.org/10.1111/1346-8138.16851
Burden of treatment in severe acne vulgaris
Kiely L, O'Connor C, Moosa AA, Dight E, Murphy M.
JEADV Clin Pract. 2023 Sept; 1-3.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jvc2.266
Crying Wolf: A Qualitative Review of Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories in Lupus Erythematosus
Porter E, Murphy M, O'Connor C.
Lupus. 2023 May.
https://doi.org/10.1177/09612033231174423
Chat GPT in dermatology: progressive or problematic?
Porter E, Murphy M, O'Connor C.
Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 May 7.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.19174
Porter E, Molloy O, Murphy M, O'Connor C.
Clin Case Rep. 2023 Apr 17;11(4):e7213.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7213
Pooling the evidence: A review of swimming and atopic dermatitis
O'Connor C, McCarthy S, Murphy M.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2023 Apr 7.
https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.15325
Congenital cutaneous mastocytosis mistaken for non-accidental injury
Porter E, Murphy LA, Heffron C, O'Connor C.
Pediatr Investig. 2023; 1- 2.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ped4.12370
#corticophobia: a review on online misinformation related to topical steroids
Finnegan P, O'Connor C, Murphy M.
Exp Dermatol. 2023 Feb 2;48(2):112-115.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llac019
Reinventing the wheal: A review of online misinformation and conspiracy theories in urticaria
Finnegan P, Murphy M, O'Connor C.
Clin Exp Allergy. 2023 Jan;53(1):118-120.
https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.14246
'Light treatment'? The burden of treatment in ultraviolet B phototherapy
Roche D, Murphy M, O'Connor C.
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2022 Dec 20.
https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12854
Occupational allergic contact dermatitis to Piperamido Nitrotoluene in pharmaceutical workers: A case series
Hollywood A, Bourke JF.
Contact Dermatitis. 2022 Nov;87(5):447-450.
https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.14189
A qualitative review of misinformation and conspiracy theories in skin cancer
O'Connor C, Rafferty S, Michelle, M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 Oct;47(10):1848-1852.
https://doi.org:/10.1111/ced.15249
Outputs from the first 5 years of research bursaries from the city of Dublin skin and cancer hospital charity
O'Connor C, Bourke JF, Murphy M.
Clin Exp Dermatol.2022 Sep;47(9):1731-1734.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.15267
Spotting fake news: a qualitative review of misinformation and conspiracy theories in acne vulgaris
O'Connor C, O'Grady C, Murphy M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 Sep;47(9):1707-1711.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.15222
Pembrolizumab-associated erythema nodosum in the treatment of metastatic melanoma
O'Connor C, Finnegan P, Power DG, Bennett M, Bourke JF
Immunotherapy. 2022 Sep;14(13):1021-1026
https://doi.org/10.2217/imt-2021-0239
Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: association with bilateral metachronous seminomas
Kiely LF, O'Connor C, Wakefield C, Fitzgibbon J, Murphy M.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2022 Sep;36(9):e737-e738.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.18264
Dermatoscopic and clinical features of congenital or congenital-type nail matrix nevi: A multicenter prospective cohort study by the International Dermoscopy Society
Pham F, Boespflug A, Duru G, Bourke JF et al.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Sep;87(3):551-558
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2022.01.028
Oral health in patients with severe inflammatory dermatologic and rheumatologic disease
Kiernan Y, O'Connor C, Ryan J, Murphy M.
Skin Health Dis. 2022;e156.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.156
Dupilumab therapy following JAK inhibitor withdrawal in moderate-severe atopic dermatitis
Kiely L, O'Connor C, Murphy M.
Dermatol Ther. 2022 Oct;35(10):e15750.
https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.15750
Maskne prevalence and associated factors in Irish healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Kiely LF, O'Connor C, O'Briain G, O'Briain C, Gallagher J, Bourke JF
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2022 Jul;36(7):e506-e508
https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.18054
Burden of treatment in adult patients with atopic dermatitis
Nic Dhonncha E, O'Connor C, Cosgrave N, Murphy M.
Dermatol Venereol. 2022 Jun;36(6):e467-e468.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.17954
O'Connor C, Irvine AD, Murray D, Murphy M, O'B Hourihane J, Boylan G.
BMC Pediatrics. 2022 Jun 18;22(1):352.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03382-3
A qualitative analysis of online misinformation and conspiracy theories in psoriasis
Roche D, Murphy M, O'Connor C.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 May;47(5):949-952.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.15041
A firm purple nodule on a child's abdomen
O'Connor C, Bowe S, Heffron C, Jawad H, Bourke J
Pediatr Dermatol. 2022 May;39(3):461-463
https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.14989
"His first word was 'cream'." The burden of treatment in pediatric atopic dermatitis-A mixed methods study
O'Connor C, Nic Dhonncha E, Murphy M.
Dermatol Ther. 2022 Mar;35(3):e15273.
https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.15273
The virtual Men's Shed: a pilot of online access to skin cancer education for a high-risk population during the COVID-19 pandemic
Lynch L, O'Connor C, Bennett M, Murphy M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 Mar;47(3):595-596.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14992
Altered skin and gut microbiome in Hidradenitis Suppurativa
McCarthy S, Barrett M, Kirthi S, Pellanda P, Vlckova K, Tobin AM, Murphy M, Shanahan F, O'Toole PW.
J Invest Dermatol. 2022 Feb;142(2):459-468.e15.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2021.05.036
Confidence of Irish dermatologists in caring for patients with skin of colour
O'Connor C, Gallagher C, Bourke J, Murphy M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 Jan;47(1):169-171
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14897
Attitudes and advice-giving behaviours of pharmacists in relation to topical corticosteroid use for patients with lichen sclerosus
Nic Dhonncha E, Murphy, M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 Jan;47(1):190-192.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14888
O'Connor C, Murphy, M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Dec;46(8):1545-1547.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14679
Reactive infectious mucocutaneous eruption in children diagnosed with COVID-19
Bowe S, O'Connor C, Gleeson C, Murphy M.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Sep;38(5):1385-1386.
https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.14801
The effect of immunosuppression on patch testing: A cross-sectional study in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Flynn A, Malik M, McCarthy S, Shanahan F, Bourke J.
Contact Dermatitis. 2021 Jul;85(1):86-88
https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.13783
Every cloud has a silver lining: the environmental benefit of teledermatology during the COVID‐19 pandemic
O'Connell G, O'Connor C, Murphy M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Jun 11.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14795
Bare necessities? The utility of full skin examination in the COVID-19 era
O'Connor C, Gallagher C, O'Connell M, Bourke J, Murphy M, Bennett M.
Clin Exp Dermatol.2021; Jun;46(4):720-722.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14620
An Irish Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine in the COVID-19 Era
Moriarty D, O'Connor C, Bourke J, Murphy M, Horgan M, Cremin S.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Jun;35(6):e353-e354.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.17169
A follow-up study of patients with natural rubber latex allergy
Dhonncha EN, McCarthy S, Roche L, Gallagher J, Bourke JF.
Contact Dermatitis. 2021 Jun;84(6):451-452.
https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.13752
TikTok™ and dermatology: promises and pearls
Roche L, Nic Dhonncha E, Murphy M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Jun;46(4):737-739.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14529
Adherence to treatment with prescribed topical corticosteroid therapy and potential barriers to adherence among women with vulvar lichen sclerosus: a prospective cross-sectional study
NicDhonncha E, O’Connor C, O’Connell G, Quinlan C, Roche L, Murphy M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Jun;46(4):734-735.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14527
Aplasia cutis congenita in dizygotic twin infants
Bowe S, O'Connor C, Kenosi M, Murphy LA.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 May 28.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14763
Reimbursement systems as a barrier to sunscreen use for organ transplant recipients: A community pharmacist survey
O'Connell G, O'Connor C, Bourke J, Murphy M.
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2021 May;37(3):263-265.
https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12646
Ivermectin in dermatology: why it 'mite' be useless against COVID-19
Roche D, O'Connor C, Murphy M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Apr 25:10.1111/ced.14704.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14704
Sense and sensibility: an Irish dermatology department in the era of COVID-19
O'Connor C, O'Connell G, Nic Dhonncha E, Roche L, Quinlan C, Murphy LA, Gleeson C, Bennett M, Bourke J, Murphy M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Mar; 46(2): 375-377.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14526
Novel agents for atopic dermatitis in patients over 50 years of age: A case series
Kiely L, Bowe S, O'Connor C, Bennett M, Bourke J, Murphy M.
Dermatol Ther. 2021 Mar;34(2):e14890.
https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.14890
Shedding light on the myths of ultraviolet radiation in the COVID-19 pandemic
O'Connor C, Courtney C, Murphy M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Jan; 46(1):187-188.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14456
Learning new ways of teaching and assessment: the impact of COVID-19 on undergraduate dermatology education
Nic Dhonncha E, Murphy M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Jan; 46(1):170-171.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14364
What is in? What is out? Updating the British Society for Cutaneous Allergy facial series
S Rolls, E Owen, C G Bertram, J F Bourke, et. al
Br J Dermatol. 2021 Jan; 184(1):151-155.
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.19127
Irritant contact dermatitis in healthcare workers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
Kiely LF, Moloney E, O'Sullivan G, Eustace JA, Gallagher J, Bourke JF
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Jan;46(1):142-144.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14397
"Fake News'-5G mobile phones and skin cancer: A global analysis of concerns on social media
Rafferty S, O'Connor C, Murphy M.
Skin Res Technol. 2021 Jan;27(1):113.
https://doi.org/10.1111/srt.12912
Black symmetrical papular eruption of the zygomata
Roche L, White J, Bourke J
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2020 Dec;45(8):1084-1086.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14409
A Fast Refocus; an Irish Dermatology Department in the Era of Covid-19
O’Connell G, O’Connor C, Bourke J F, Murphy M.
BMJ Leader. 2020 Nov 4(1):A32
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/leader-2020-FMLM.85
Allergic contact dermatitis to nonmethacrylate nail allergens in the UK
Eleftheriadou V, Roche L, Bourke JF, Buckley DA, Orton DI, Stone NM, Wilkinson SM, Thompson DA, Johnston GA
Br J Dermatol. 2020 Oct;183(4):754-756.
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.19116
Increasing melanoma awareness among health and social care professionals in secondary care in an era of reduced skin cancer referrals due to COVID-19
Quinlan C, Gill R, Murphy M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2020 Oct;45(7):920-921.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14323
Allergic contact dermatitis to a "natural analgesic" patch
Nic Dhonncha E, Bourke JF.
Contact Dermatitis. 2020 Sep;83(3):232-233.
https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.13564
Geographic discrepancies in sunscreen funding and access
O'Connell G, O'Connor C, Murphy M.
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2020 Sep;36(5):390-391
https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12563
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) pruriginosa associated with recessive homozygous mutations in COL7A1: case report of a rare EB genotype-phenotype
O'Connor C, Heffron C, McGrath J, O'Shea S, Bourke J.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereology. 2020 Sep;34(9):e501-e504
https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.16418
Subtle erythema of the forehead
McCarthy S, Murray D, Watson R, Murphy M, Dvorakova V.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2020 Jun;45(4):470-471.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14133
Injection site reactions to ixekizumab - a series of four patients
NicDhonncha E, Bennett M, Murphy LA, Murphy M, Bourke JF.
Int J Dermatol. 2020 May;59(5):e137-e139.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ijd.14790
Going Viral: Doctors Must Combat Fake News in the Fight against Covid-19
O'Connor C, Murphy M.
Ir Med J. 2020 May 7;113(5):85.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32603577/
A change of climate for climate change: the environmental benefit of specialty outreach clinics
O'Connor C, Kiely L, O'Riordan A, O'Connell G, Bennett M, O'Shea S, Murphy LA, Bourke J, Murphy M.
BMJ. 2020 Apr 14;369:m1410.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1410
A Perianal Mass Associated With Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis: Answer
McCarthy S, Murphy L, McCourt M, Curran D, Murphy M, Fitzgibbon J.
Am J Dermatopathol. 2020 Apr;42(4):303-304.
https://doi.org/10.1097/DAD.0000000000001337
Skin Cancer Excision Is More Efficient and Cost Effective in a Specialist Secondary Care Service
O'Sullivan S, Bowe S, O'Riordan T, Murphy A, Murphy M, Heffron C, Bourke JF.
Irish Med J. 2020 Mar 13;113(3):38.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32815680/
PASH syndrome with bony destruction
McCarthy S, Foley CC, Dvorakova V, Quinlan C, Murphy M, Maher M.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2019 Dec;44(8):918-920.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.13909
A facial nodule
McCarthy S, Neville G, Clover AJP, Heffron CCBB, Murphy LA.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2019 Sept;45(3):373-375.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14058
Distance as a Barrier to Melanoma Care
McCarthy S, Feeley K, Murphy M, Bourke JF.
Ir Med J. 2019 Aug 1;112(7):974.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31642656/
The need for increased melanoma awareness among non-dermatology secondary care colleagues
Quinlan C, McCracken S, Tierney E, Heffron C, Fitzgibbon J, Murphy C, Bourke JF, Murphy M.
Acta Derm Venereol. 2019 Jun 1;99(7):693-694.
https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3180
Blepharoconjunctivitis Secondary to Dupilumab Successfully Treated with Itraconazole
McCarthy S, Murphy M, Bourke JF.
Dermatitis. May/Jun 2019;30(3):237-238.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31045929/
Image Gallery: Minocycline-induced photo-onycholysis with pigmentationMcCarthy S, Flynn A, Bennett M, Bourke JF
McCarthy S, Bourke JF.
Br J Dermatol. 2019 Apr;180(4):e102.
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.17417
Should We Always Biopsy in Clinically Evident Lichen Sclerosus?
McCarthy S, MacEoin N, OʼDriscoll M, OʼConnor R, Heffron CCBB, Murphy M.
J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2019 Apr;23(2):182-183.
https://doi.org/10.1097/LGT.0000000000000457
"It's not lupus, it's your nails!"
McCarthy S, Flynn A, Bennett M, Bourke JF
Contact Dermatitis. 2019 Jan;80(1):67-68
https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.13132
