Results: 51 patients out of 62 were positive (82.2%)
by direct smear and culture. Tinea corporis was the most common dermatophytosis which was
predominantly caused by Trichophyton rubrum in and around Visakhapatnam. Two dermatophyte
species were isolated and identified. Trichophyton rubrum was the most frequent isolate (58.8%)
followed by Trichophyton mentagrophytes (19.6%). Albizia lebbek bark, Annona reticulata bark and
leaf extracts showed inhibitory against T. rubrum whileCassia fistula leaf extract did not show
significant inhibitory activity. Wrightia tinktoria bark and Couroupita guianensis leaf extracts
did not show inhibitory activity.