OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical course and laboratory features, as well as the outcome of 6 adult patients with articular manifestations, and evidence of streptococcal infection. METHODS: A retrospective review was performed of all patients seen in a rheumatology clinic at Louisiana State University Medical Center, with a diagnosis of poststreptococcal reactive arthritis (PSReA) to summarize the clinical features, laboratory findings, and clinical outcome between July 1991 and August 1994. RESULTS: Six patients were identified with