Correction to: Internal and Emergency Medicine https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-020-02443-8

In the original publication of the article, the sentence under the heading “Coagulation” that reads as “This peculiar coagulation … DIC the marked elevation of D-dimer levels” has been incorrectly published.

According to the original version of the article the right wording should be as follows:

“This peculiar coagulation activation was initially perceived as a close variant of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) [8, 9] but is presently seen as substantially distinct from DIC. In fact, although the micro-thrombotic syndrome shares with DIC the marked elevation of D-dimer levels,…”