“…Critical illness-SSC (CI-SSC) has long been recognized as a distinct pathological entity typically developing after burns, polytrauma, complex surgery, hypovolemic shock or other lifethreatening disease including influenza-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) [28,29]. However, it is a rare condition, with only 200 cases reported in the literature over the last 2 decades [30]. Whether SSC observed in the context of COVID-19 constitutes a distinct clinical entity or simply reflects a continuum of CI-SSC remains unclear.…”