This study included 566 consecutive infected chronic HCV patients recruited from the Hepatology outpatient clinic in Al Quahira El-Fatemia Hospital between January 2007 and January 2009. The patients’ age ranged from 18 - 60 years old with the male: female ratio was 1:4.8. Patients BMI ranged between 19 to<30 Kg∕m². They divided into groups according to histopathological examination of METAVIR group scoring system of hepatic steatosis into two groups (steatotic &non- steatotic patients). This study aimed to evaluate detection of hepatic steatosis & its correlation with degree of hepatic necroinflammatory activity& fibrosis in the histopathological examination of liver biopsy according to the METAVIR group scoring system of hepatic steatosis in non–obese Patients( BMI 19 to<30 Kg∕m²) chronic infected HCV patients.